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Ocimum basilicum (Basil) |
Ocimum basilicum (LAMIACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Ocimum basilicum L. | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Lamiaceae
Lindl. (=Labiatae) (The Mint Family)
36 species from the Lamiaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Basil, Common Basil | Maltese name(s) : | Ħabaq | Status for Malta : | Introduced plants cultivated for agricultural or horticultural purposes but sometimes can be occassionaly found as an escapee close to the site of their original cultivation | Frequency : | Data not available - casual in the wild as a garden/field escape | Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Apr-Nov | Colour of Flowers: | White |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Cultivated herb with casual escapees close to the site of cultivation, namely field margins, fallow fields, side of rubble walls. |
Botanical Description: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
[Rf(S) Uk(U)] |
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