Ocimum gratissimum

TaxID: 204144

Basic Information

Scientific Name *

Ocimum gratissimum

Common Name

African basil, Wild Basil

Introduction

Ocimum gratissimum, also known as clove basil, African basil, and in Hawaii as wild basil, is a species of basil. It is native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and naturalized in Polynesia, Hawaii, Mexico, Panama, West Indies, Brazil, and Bolivia.

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Taxonomic Information

Domain/Kingdom

Eukaryota

Phylum

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Ocimum

Species

gratissimum

Subspecies

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country	Status	Year Added
French Polynesia	Present	—

Distribution (78 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

78

Present

0

Absent

0

Unknown/Other

Country	Status	State
Aruba	Present	—
Angola	Present	—
Burundi	Present	—
Belgium	Present	—
Benin	Present	—
Burkina Faso	Present	—
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Present	—
Brazil	Present	—
Botswana	Present	—
Central African Republic	Present	—

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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID	Tissue	Developmental Stage	Sex	Read Count	Location	Actions
SRR37401994	leaves	mature stage	-	25649544	China: Hainan	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1429531 Experiment ID SRX32314530 Study ID SRP679911 Category weed Title RNA-seq of Ocimum gratissimum Design Description 10 months old leaf Sample Attributes {'age': '10months', 'tissue': 'leaves', 'dev_stage': 'mature stage', 'geo_loc_name': 'China: Hainan', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-10-11', 'description:origin': 'Tanzania'}
SRR37401993	leaves	mature stage	-	28380171	China: Hainan	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1429531 Experiment ID SRX32314531 Study ID SRP679911 Category weed Title RNA-seq of Ocimum gratissimum Design Description 10 months old leaf Sample Attributes {'age': '10months', 'tissue': 'leaves', 'dev_stage': 'mature stage', 'geo_loc_name': 'China: Hainan', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-10-11', 'description:origin': 'Tanzania'}
SRR37401992	leaves	mature stage	-	25357276	China: Hainan	Download NCBI
BioProject PRJNA1429531 Experiment ID SRX32314532 Study ID SRP679911 Category weed Title RNA-seq of Ocimum gratissimum Design Description 11 months old leaf Sample Attributes {'age': '11months', 'tissue': 'leaves', 'dev_stage': 'mature stage', 'geo_loc_name': 'China: Hainan', 'biosamplemodel': 'Plant', 'collection_date': '2025-10-11', 'description:origin': 'Guiana'}

DNA Barcodes (37 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID	BIN	Marker	Length	Country	Date	Lat/Lon	Sequence
UHURU947-14	-	trnL-F	500	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	------GACTTAATTAGATTGAGCCTTGGTAT-GGAAACCTACTAAGTGATAACTTTCAAATTCAGAGAAACCCCGGAATTAATAAAAATGGGCAATCCTGAGCCAAATCCTGTTTTCTCAAA-----ACAAAGGTTCAAAAAACGAAAAAAAAAA----GGATAGGTGCAGAGACTCAATGGAAGCTGTTCTAACAAATGGGAGTTGACTGCGCTGGTAGAGGAATC-TTTCCATGGAAACTTTA-----GAAAGGATGAAGGATAAACGCATCTATTGAATACTATATCAAATGGTTAATGATGGCCCAAATC-----------TTTT-AATATGAAAAAATGGAAAAATTGGTGTGAATTGATTCTACGTTGAAGAAAAAATCAAAT----ATTCATCAACTCATTCGCTCCATAGTCCGATAGAT-----AAAGAACTGATTAAT------CGGACGAGAATAAAGATAGAGTCCCATTCTACATG-------TCAATATCGGCAACAATGAAATTTATAGTAAGAGGAAAATCCGTCGACTTTAAAAATCG-----
UHURU947-14	-	trnH-psbA	366	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	ATAACTTCCCTCTAGACCTAGCTGCTATTGAAGCTCCAACAAATGGCTAAGACTTGTTCTT--------GGTGTGTAGAAGTTTTTG--------AAATA---TAGA------TAAATATAAGGAGCAATAAACCCTTTCTTGTTCTATCAAAAGAGGGTTTATTGCTCCTT-TCTTT-TCTTTTCAATTAGGAGTCCTTTTCTAT-TTTTCTAGTAGTATTGGACTTACCTAGA-CTTTTCTTTCCATAAAAGCA-------AGAAGATAAAAAAATGATTGAAATTCTAT------CTTTTGTTTTACAATTTTG--AAAAA-AAAATTTAAATTGAAAAAGTGAATTCGTAAAT-------AAATAGAAAATTGACTTTTTTA---------------T----A------GTA---------GAGGGGCGGATGTAGCCAAGTGGATCA--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UHURU947-14	-	rbcLa	553	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	--------------AAGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCGGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTGTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACAACATCGAGCCCGTTGTTGGAGAAAAAGATCAATATATCTGTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGAAATGTATTTGGATTCAAAGCCCTACGTGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATCTGCGAATTCCTACTGCTTATGTTAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCATGGGATCCAAGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTACGGTCGTCCTCTGCTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCTAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACTATGGTAGAGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTT--------------------------
UHURU947-14	-	matK	322	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	CTTGGGAATGGCATTTTTTGGTGTGGTTTCATCCAAGAAGGATTTGTATAAACCAATTTTCCAAGCATTCCCTTGAAATTTTTGGCTATCTTTCAAACGTGCAAACGGGCCCTTCCGTGGTACGGAGTCAGATTCTAGAAAATGCATTTCTAATCAATAATGCTATTAAGAAGCTCGATACCCTTGTTCCAATTATTCCTCTGATTGCGAAATTGGCTAAAGAGAAATTTTGTAACGTATTGGGGCATCCCATTAGTAAGCCGATTTGGGCTGATTTATCAGATTCTAATATTATTGACCGATTTGGGCGTATATGCAGAAA
UHURU946-14	-	trnL-F	442	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	--------------------------------------------AAGTGATAACTTTCAAATTCAGAGAAACCCCGGAATTAATAAAAATGGGCAATCCTGAGCCAAATCCTGTTTTCTCAAA-----ACAAAGGTTCAAAAAACGAAAAAAAAAA----GGATAGGTGCAGAGACTCAATGGAAGCTGTTCTAACAAATGGGAGTTGACTGCGCTGGTAGAGGAATC-TTTCCATGGAAACTTTA-----GAAAGGATGAAGGATAAACGCATCTATTGAATACTATATCAAATGGTTAATGATGGCCCAAATC-----------TTTT-AATATGAAAAAATGGAAAAATTGGTGTGAATTGATTCTACGTTGAAGAAAAAATCAAAT----ATTCATCAACTCATTCGCTCCATAGTCCGATAGAT-----AAAGAACTGATTAAT------CGGACGAGAATAAAGATAGAGTCCCATTCTACATG-------TCAATATCGGCAACAATGAAATTTATAGTAAGAGGAAA--------------------------
UHURU946-14	-	trnH-psbA	327	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	ATAACTTCCCTCTAGACCTAGCTGCTATTGAAGCTCCAACAAATGGCTAAGACTTGTTCTT--------GGTGTGTAGAAGTTTTTG--------AAATA---TAGA------TAAATATAAGGAGCAATAAACCCTTTCTTGTTCTATCAAAAGAGGGTTTATTGCTCCTT-TCTTT-TCTTTTCAATTAGGAGTCCTTTTCTAT-TTTTCTAGTAGTATTGGACTTACCTAGA-CTTTTCTTTCCATAAAAGCA-------AGAAGATAAAAAAATGATTGAAATTCTAT------CTTTTGTTTTACAATTTTG--AAAAA-AAAATTTAAATTGAAAAAGTGAATTCGTAAAT-------AAATAGAAAATTGAC---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UHURU946-14	-	rbcLa	527	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	--------------AAGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCGGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTGTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACAACATCGAGCCCGTTGTTGGAGAAAAAGATCAATATATCTGTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGAAATGTATTTGGATTCAAAGCCCTACGTGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATCTGCGAATTCCTACTGCTTATGTTAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCATGGGATCCAAGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTACGGTCGTCCTCTGCTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCTAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACT----------------------------------------------------
UHURU945-14	-	trnL-F	466	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	-------------------------TTGGTAT-GGAAACCTACTAAGTGATAACTTTCAAATTCAGAGAAACCCCGGAATTAATAAAAATGGGCAATCCTGAGCCAAATCCTGTTTTCTCAAA-----ACAAAGGTTCAAAAAACGAAAAAAAAAA----GGATAGGTGCAGAGACTCAATGGAAGCTGTTCTAACAAATGGGAGTTGACTGCGCTGGTAGAGGAATC-TTTCCATGGAAACTTTA-----GAAAGGATGAAGGATAAACGCATCTATTGAATACTATATCAAATGGTTAATGATGGCCCAAATC-----------TTTT-AATATGAAAAAATGGAAAAATTGGTGTGAATTGATTCTACGTTGAAGAAAAAATCAAAT----ATTCATCAACTCATTCGCTCCATAGTCCGATAGAT-----AAAGAACTGATTAAT------CGGACGAGAATAAAGATAGAGTCCCATTCTACATG-------TCAATATCGGCAACAATGAAATTTATAGTAAGAGGAAAATCCGT--------------------
UHURU945-14	-	trnH-psbA	357	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	ATAACTTCCCTCTAGACCTAGCTGCTATTGAAGCTCCAACAAATGGCTAAGACTTGTTCTT--------GGTGTGTAGAAGTTTTTG--------AAATA---TAGA------TAAATATAAGGAGCAATAAACCCTTTCTTGTTCTATCAAAAGAGGGTTTATTGCTCCTT-TCTTT-TCTTTTCAATTAGGAGTCCTTTTCTAT-TTTTCTAGTAGTATTGGACTTACCTAGA-CTTTTCTTTCCATAAAAGCA-------AGAAGATAAAAAAATGATTGAAATTCTAT------CTTTTGTTTTACAATTTTG--AAAAA-AAAATTTAAATTGAAAAAGTGAATTCGTAAAT-------AAATAGAAAATTGACTTTTTTA---------------T----A------GTA---------GAGGGGCGGATGTAGCCA-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UHURU945-14	-	rbcLa	553	Kenya	2014-05-06	0.319, 36.91	--------------AAGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCGGGTGTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAATACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTTCCGCCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTGTGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGGCGATGCTACAACATCGAGCCCGTTGTTGGAGAAAAAGATCAATATATCTGTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGAAATGTATTTGGATTCAAAGCCCTACGTGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATCTGCGAATTCCTACTGCTTATGTTAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCATGGGATCCAAGTTGAGAGAGATAAATTGAACAAGTACGGTCGTCCTCTGCTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCTAAATTGGGGTTATCCGCTAAAAACTATGGTAGAGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTT--------------------------

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Ocimum gratissimum

Basic Information

Taxonomic Information

Photos (5 photos)

Morphological Features

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Distribution (78 countries)

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

Genomes (0 records)

Transcriptomes (3 records)

DNA Barcodes (37 records)

Literature

State Information