Basilicum Explained

Basilicum is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1802. It contains only one known species, Basilicum polystachyon, native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia (Saudi Arabia, India, China, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, etc.), New Guinea, Australia, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=19929 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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14. Das . Sumanta . Sultana . Kaniz Wahida . Chandra . Indrani . In vitro propagation, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench (Lamiaceae): A short review . South African Journal of Botany . April 2023 . 155 . 178–186 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2023.02.009 .