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Kenyan Tree Basil
Ocimum suave
Kenyan Tree Basil
At a glance
Origin / distribution: CO
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: BETA-BISABOLENE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, BETA-CUBEBENE, 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 suave
Common names: Kenyan Tree Basil
History
The source record documents this plant in CO.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- CO
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
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 repellence potencies of bioactive molecules of plant extracts derived from Ocimum suave, Ocimum americanum and Eucalyptus citriodora against Anopheles gambiae. · 2025 source ↗
- Potentials of Plant Oil Extracts (Azadirachta indica and Ocimum suave) in Single and Mixed Forms Against Adult House Fly (Musca domestica) · 2020 source ↗
- In vivo anti-inflammatory activities of Ocimum suave in mice. · 2012 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- BETA-CUBEBENE
- EUGENOL
- LINALOL
- LINALYL-ACETATE
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- PHYTOL
- BETA-PINENE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STIGMASTEROL
- EO
- CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
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
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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