Ociminae (Subtribe)

Overview

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Taxonomy

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The Subtribe Ociminae is a member of the Tribe Ocimeae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Ociminae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae Auct.
        Class: Magnoliopsida Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Asteridae Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Lamianae Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Lamiales Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Labiatae A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
        Subfamily: Nepetoideae
        Tribe: Ocimeae
        Subtribe: Ociminae

The Subtribe Ociminae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (6): Basilicum · Catoferia · Hoslundia · Ocimum · Orthosiphon · Platostoma
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 594 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Subtribe Ociminae.

Genera

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Basilicum

Basil, or Sweet Basil, is a common name for the culinary herb Ocimum basilicum " class="IPA">/'b?z?l/ or, in the US, ), of the family Lamiaceae (mints), sometimes known as Saint Joseph's Wort in some English-speaking countries. [more]

Catoferia

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Hoslundia

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Ocimum

Ocimum is a genus of about 35 species of aromatic annual and perrenial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World. [more]

Orthosiphon

A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]

Platostoma

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At least 38 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Platostoma.

More info about the Genus Platostoma may be found here.

Sources

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