Ocimum americanum L.

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Ocimum americanum L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 3084, 14 Aug 1956

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Pangani (Distr.). Madanga Chiefdom, Mvumoni Parish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5031303

    Occurrence ID: f2eea893-3e80-4a4e-b4ae-62b9b618f7fc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ocimum americanum L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • County/Municipio

    Pangani (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Madanga Chiefdom, Mvumoni Parish

  • Elevation

    Alt. 61 m. (200 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University or California
Tanner 308I4
Vernacular name: Swahelit Rihami
Usei: Bondeit Leaves put into hair oil.
For bad eyes, leaves pounded and the juice
squeezed into them.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Ocimum americanum L#
In regenerating cultivated area on heavy
black fissuring clay. Plants growing
singly, the single stem 18 inches tall,
erect; whole plant aromatic; flowers white»
Altitude 200 feet.
Madanga Chiefdom, Pangani District Mnimoni Parish
R. E. S. Tanner 3081*	August	11*,	1950
05031303