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Ocimum filamentosum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area
Photo: Petra Ballings
Along entrance road to Nhambo cottages, Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along entrance road to Nhambo cottages, Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge
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| Synonyms: |
Becium filamentosum (Forssk.) Chiov. Becium obovatum (E. Mey. ex Benth.) N.E. Br. var. knyanum (Vatke) Kufod. Ocimum polycladum Briq. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby, aromatic perennial herb, up to 60 cm tall growing from a swollen woody rootstock. Inflorescences terminal with regularly spaced clusters (verticils) of white or pinkish flowers. |
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| Habitat: | In dry, deciduous open woodland and scrub. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 10 November 2015 |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 56. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 123 - 124. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 77. as Becium filamentosum |
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Flora of Botswana: Ocimum filamentosumFlora of Mozambique: Ocimum filamentosum
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ocimum filamentosumAfrican Plant Database: Ocimum filamentosum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ocimum filamentosum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ocimum filamentosum
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iNaturalist: Ocimum filamentosum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ocimum filamentosum
JSTOR Plant Science: Ocimum filamentosum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ocimum filamentosum
Plants of the World Online: Ocimum filamentosum
Tropicos: Ocimum filamentosum
Wikipedia: Ocimum filamentosum
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