Species
Lemon basil group
Ocimum, Americanum and lemon-basil selections
Varieties
3 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Blue Spice (am.x bas.)BSI-H803350 | — |
| Details |
| Lemon BasilBSI-B10080 | — |
| Details |
| Lemon basil LemonetteBSI-H803060 | — |
| Details |
Ocimum americanum is an accepted basil species in Lamiaceae. This catalogue group also contains a Blue Spice entry labelled americanum × basilicum, so the assortment should not be described as a set of pure-species cultivars.
Botanical characteristics
Species identity, hybrid notation and the common name lemon basil carry different information.
Species and hybrid reference names
Lemon Basil Lemonette, Lemon Basil and Blue Spice (am. × bas.) retain those distinctions for seed retailers. No single essential-oil or aroma specification follows from the group heading.
The Basil Blue Spice (am.x bas.) selection is offered with purple flowers.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Ocimum americanum
- Common names
- american basil, hoary basil, kamferbasilika, yerba di hole, zitronen-basilikum
- Synonyms
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- Becium obovatum var. glabrior, Ocimum album, Ocimum brachiatum, Ocimum canum, Ocimum canum var. integrifolium, Ocimum dichotomum, Ocimum dinteri, Ocimum fluminense, Ocimum fruticulosum, Ocimum hispidulum, Ocimum incanescens, Ocimum serpyllifolium var. glabrius, Ocimum stamineum, Ocimum thymoides
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ocimum
- Species
- Ocimum americanum