Basil

Ocimum campechianum Mill.

Ocimum campechianum is a species in the Lamiaceae family, commonly known as Basil. It is distributed across various regions in South America, Central America, the West Indies, and Florida. The species was first described in 1768 by Mill.

Description

Ocimum campechianum is a member of the Lamiaceae family and is native to a wide range of areas including Antioquia, Caldas, Caquetá, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Quindío, Valle del Cauca, and several other regions in South America, as well as parts of the Caribbean and Florida. It is known by the common name Basil in English. The species was first published in 1768 by the author Mill.

Other common names

Mosquito BasilBasilleast basil

Distribution

Antioquia, Caldas, Caquetá, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Quindío, Valle del Cauca · BR · Santuario de Flora y Fauna Otún Quimbaya | Santuario de Flora y Fauna Otún Quimbaya | Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona · Floridablanca | Los Santos | San Gil · Galápagos Islands · Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guainía, La Guajira, Guaviare, Huila, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalin · Amazonia colombiana: sur del departamento del Vichada; el suroriente del Meta; todo el territorio de los departamentos de Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo y Vaupés; la Bota Caucana; y las vertientes amazónicas de Nariño (la parte alta de los · Argentina Northeast · Argentina Northwest · Bahamas · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Cayman Is. · Chile North · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Florida · French Guiana · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti