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Hoary Basil
A flowering stalk of O. americanum.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Ocimum
Species:	O. americanum
Binomial name
Ocimum americanum (L.)
Synonyms
Ocimum canum

Ocimum americanum, known as hairy or hoary basil, is an annual herb with white or lavender flowers. It is used for medicinal purposes. ^[1]

References

From Wikispecies

Ocimum americanum

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids I
Ordo: Lamiales
Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Genus: Ocimum
Species: Ocimum americanum
Varieties: O. americanum var. americanum - O. americanum var. pilosum

Name

Ocimum americanum L.

References

• Cent. pl. I::15. 1755 (Amoen. acad. 4:276. 1759)
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

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