African basil vs Altai Onion

Ocimum gratissimum compared with Allium altaicum

Key Differences

• African basil is Not Evaluated while Altai Onion is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African basil	Altai Onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Ocimum	Allium
Species	Ocimum gratissimum	Allium altaicum

Evolutionary Relationship

African basil and Altai Onion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

African basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African basil	Altai Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African basil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Altai Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

African basil

The African basil (Ocimum gratissimum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, and Chile.

Altai Onion

The Altai Onion (Allium altaicum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.