albahaca de limón vs albahaca morada

Ocimum gratissimum compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	albahaca de limón	albahaca morada
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 gratissimum	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Evolutionary Relationship

albahaca de limón and albahaca morada share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ocimum.

Conservation Status

albahaca de limón

NE — Not Evaluated

albahaca morada

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	albahaca de limón	albahaca morada
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

albahaca de limón

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).

albahaca morada

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

albahaca de limón

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇨 Seychelles