alfavaca-brava vs Alectryon

Ocimum gratissimum compared with Alectryon tropicus

Key Differences

• alfavaca-brava is Not Evaluated while Alectryon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfavaca-brava	Alectryon
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ocimum	Alectryon
Species	Ocimum gratissimum	Alectryon tropicus

Evolutionary Relationship

alfavaca-brava and Alectryon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alfavaca-brava

NE — Not Evaluated

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfavaca-brava	Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alfavaca-brava

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).

Alectryon

Habitat

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

alfavaca-brava

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.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.