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7364.000 Basilicum
Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Description of the genus
Annual herbs, erect, aromatic. Leaves membranous, entire to dentate. Inflorescences terminal on slender main and lateral branches, spike-like; flowers shortly pedicellate, usually in 2-6 flowered verticils; bracts much smaller than leaves, persistent. Calyx bilabiate, accrescent; tube campanulate, 5-toothed, upper tooth the largest. Corolla small, tube short, upper lip short and broad, 4-lobed lower lip oblong, nearly flat, entire. Fruit nutlets, smooth, pale brown. Worldwide: 7 species in the Old World tropics Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| polystachyon (L.) Moench | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): BasilicumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Basilicum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Basilicum
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iNaturalist: Basilicum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Basilicum
JSTOR Plant Science: Basilicum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Basilicum
Plants of the World Online: Basilicum
Tropicos: Basilicum
Wikipedia: Basilicum
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