Botanical Name

Ocimum tenuiflorum L. [Lamiaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

[König]

Collection Date-s

1768 – 1785

Collection Location

habitat in sylvis

Colonial Context

Danish India 1620–1869

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Ocimum tenuiflorum L. s. lat.; det. Olof Ryding 1994; Ocimum sanctum L.; det. Elmer D. Merrill 1948-10; frutescens

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex herb. Martin Vahl; König Herbarium; Recorded in the catalogue of the König collections 1

Common Names

Holy Basil; tulsi

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925082

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)