Lamiaceae
Ocimum angustifolium
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ocimum
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- حبق رفيع الأوراق
Synonyms
- Becium angustifolium (Benth.) N.E.Br.
- Ocimum filiforme Gürke
- Ocimum linearifolium Briq.
- Ocimum poggeanum Briq.
- Ocimum randii S.Moore
- Ocimum scoparium Gürke
Flowers
- In flower
- December to May (from 50 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Justin Ponder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Rattray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.