alfavaca-brava vs sacred basil

Ocimum gratissimum compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfavaca-brava	sacred basil
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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

alfavaca-brava and sacred basil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ocimum.

Conservation Status

alfavaca-brava

NE — Not Evaluated

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfavaca-brava	sacred basil
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).

sacred basil

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).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇨 Seychelles