Lamiaceae

Lemon basil

Ocimum × africanum Lour.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Ocimum

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Lemon basil: Ocimum ×citriodorum , known as lemon basil or "kemangi" in Indonesia. Shoots are eaten raw after washing. — Photo: Kembangraps, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (15)

Arabic: حبق أفريقي, حبق ليموني الرائحة
Cebuano: Sangig
Chinese: 疏柔毛罗勒, 柠檬罗勒, 疏柔毛羅勒, 毛罗勒, 疏柔毛罗勒（毛罗勒）, 罗勒子, 罗勒根, 罗勒疏柔毛变种
Dutch: Citroenbasilicum, É
English: Lemon basil
gor: Balakama
Indonesian: Kemangi
Japanese: レモンバジル
Javanese: Kemangi
Korean: 레몬바질
Persian: ریحان لیمویی
Polish: Bazylia cytrynowa
Sundanese: Surawung
Thai: แมงลัก
Vietnamese: É

Synonyms

Ocimum americanum var. pilosum (Willd.) A.J.Paton
Ocimum basilicum var. anisatum Benth.
Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth.
Ocimum citriodorum Vis.
Ocimum graveolens A.Br.
Ocimum petitianum A.Rich.
Ocimum pilosum Willd.
Ocimum pilosum Roxb.

Photos

Photo: Kembangraps, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anna Frodesiak, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Anna Frodesiak, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Anna Frodesiak, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: susan brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.