Ocimum gratissimum (Efinrin in Yoruba) is in the family of Lamiaceae. It is native to Africa where it is used (particularly in West Africa) as a culinary herb. It is a herbaceous plant with woody main ...

Plant Systematics and Evolution, Vol. 294, No. 3/4 (July 2011), pp. 253-262 (10 pages) DNA fingerprinting (AFLP) and chemical analyses of essential oils were utilized to define the extent of variation ...

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Ocimum α Zatarhendi Forssk., O. aegyptiacum Forssk. and Plectranthus crassifolius Vahl have been identified as conspecific with P. tenuiflorus (Vatke) Agnew. Ocimum a Zatarhendi Forssk. is regarded as ...