American basil vs Basil

Ocimum americanum compared with Ocimum basilicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American basil	Basil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Ocimum	Ocimum
Species	Ocimum americanum	Ocimum basilicum

Evolutionary Relationship

American basil and Basil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ocimum.

Conservation Status

American basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American basil	Basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

American basil

The American basil (Ocimum americanum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Basil

The Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its range includes Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, and Burundi.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇬 Singapore