Lamiaceae
Cat's whiskers
Ocimum obovatum
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ocimum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Katsnor
- Arabic
- حبق بيضاوي
- English
- Cat's whiskers
- Zulu
- IDada, IZiba, UFukuzela, UMathanjane
Synonyms
- Becium grandiflorum var. obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) Sebald
- Becium obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br.
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.