African Blue Basil

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Nepal, BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Insecticide, Medicine, Repellant(Insect)

Science studied: BORNYL-ACETATE, EPI-ALPHA-CADINOL, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, EUGENOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Ocimum kilimandscharicum

Common names: African Blue Basil, Kenyan Perennial Basil, Basilic camphré, Kampferbasilikum, basilicão-canforado, bazalka kilimandžárska, bergbasilika, camphor basil, hoary basil, mangericão, manjericão, vuoribasilika

POWO: 453005-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Nepal, BR.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Insecticide
• Medicine
• Repellant(Insect)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Nepal
• BR

Documented cultural uses

• Insecticide
• Medicine
• Repellant(Insect)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Insecticide · Elsewhere · "
• Medicine · Nepal · "
• Repellant(Insect) · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Phytochemical Screening and GC-MS Analysis of Methanolic and Aqueous Extracts of <i>Ocimum kilimandscharicum</i> Leaves. · 2023 source ↗
• Ocimum kilimandscharicum 4CL11 negatively regulates adventitious root development via accumulation of flavonoid glycosides. · 2024 source ↗
• Analysis of minerals and phytochemicals in the leaves of the &lt;i&gt;Ocimum kilimandscharicum&lt;/i&gt; plant using spectroscopic methods and screening of antibacterial activity. · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BORNYL-ACETATE
• EPI-ALPHA-CADINOL
• BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• EUGENOL
• EO
• GERMACRENE-B
• ALPHA-HUMULENE
• LINALOL
• GAMMA-MUUROLENE
• MYRCENE
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-PINENE
• ALPHA-TERPINEOL
• TERPINEN-4-OL
• TERPINOLENE
• 1,8-CINEOLE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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