Botanical Name

Ocimum tenuiflorum L. [Lamiaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Bernhard C. Kamphøvener

Collection Date-s

1845 – 1847

Collection Location

Nicobar Islands: Teressa [India]; Galathea-Expeditionen 1845-47.

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

Ownership and Collection Management History

Galathea 2452

Common Names

Holy Basil; tulsi

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925081

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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