Ocimum americanum L.

  • Filed As

    Lamiaceae
    Ocimum americanum L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 653, 17 Apr 1952

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Usagara Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5031307

    Occurrence ID: 6c1ee55b-eff1-42bc-823f-6d5cfdb6cc47

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ocimum americanum L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Usagara Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1189 m. (3901 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
05031307
Herbarium or the University op California
Tanner 6*>3
Vernacular name:	KisukuUia	5	Xrumba
Uses:	Alleged	mosquito	repellent
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kcw, England
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Ocimum americanum L.
On coarse red laterized soil in old
cultivated area. To 18 inches tall,
sap colourless, aromatic, flowers
yellow-white.	3900	feet
Usagara Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner 653	17	April	1952
05031307