African basil vs hoary basil

Ocimum gratissimum compared with Ocimum africanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African basil	hoary basil
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 africanum

Evolutionary Relationship

African basil and hoary basil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ocimum.

Conservation Status

African basil

NE — Not Evaluated

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African basil	hoary basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African basil

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).

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

African basil

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:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇬🇳 Guinea