Hoary Basil

(Ocimum kilimandscharicum)

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Description

Ocimum kilimandscharicum, also known as camphor basil,is a basil species native to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Genus:Ocimum
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