Ocimum gratissimum L.
var. macrophyllum Briq.

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Status: Native
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Worldwide distribution: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola and Madagascar. Also in India and Southeast Asia.
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Literature:

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 108.


Other sources of information about Ocimum gratissimum var. macrophyllum:

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Flora of the DRC: Ocimum gratissimum var. macrophyllum
Flora of Kenya: Ocimum gratissimum var. macrophyllum
Flora of Tanzania: Ocimum gratissimum var. macrophyllum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ocimum gratissimum
African Plant Database: Ocimum gratissimum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ocimum gratissimum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ocimum gratissimum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ocimum gratissimum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ocimum gratissimum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ocimum gratissimum
JSTOR Plant Science: Ocimum gratissimum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ocimum gratissimum
Plants of the World Online: Ocimum gratissimum
Tropicos: Ocimum gratissimum
Wikipedia: Ocimum gratissimum


Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Species information: Ocimum gratissimum var. macrophyllum.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=270290, retrieved 28 September 2026

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