Ocimum ovatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Ociminae
Genus: Ocimum
Subgenus: O. subg. Gymnocimum
Sectio: O. sect. Gymnocimum
Species: Ocimum ovatum

Name

Ocimum ovatum Benth., 1832

Homonyms

• Ocimum ovatum Willd. ex Benth. = Scutellaria scutellarioides (Kunth) Harley

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ocimum balansae Briq., Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 32(10): 37 (1897).
  • Ocimum hassleri Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 623 (1907).
  • Ocimum hassleri var. acutatum Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 624 (1907).
  • Ocimum hassleri var. obtusifolium Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 624 (1907).
  • Ocimum neurophyllum Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 623 (1907).
  • Ocimum procurrens Epling, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 85: 182 (1936).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay Introduced into: Bolivia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1832–1836. Labiatarum genera et species: or, a description of the genera and species of plants of the order Labiatae; with their general history, characters, affinities, and geographical distribution. LXVIII + 783 pp. James Ridgway and Sons, London. Gallica Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 13

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ocimum ovatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ocimum ovatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ocimum ovatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ocimum ovatum. Published online. Accessed: May 22 2022.

Vernacular names

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