manjericão-folha-pequena vs sacred basil

Ocimum africanum compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	manjericão-folha-pequena	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 africanum	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Evolutionary Relationship

manjericão-folha-pequena and sacred basil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ocimum.

Conservation Status

manjericão-folha-pequena

NE — Not Evaluated

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	manjericão-folha-pequena	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

manjericão-folha-pequena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

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).