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botanical illustration of Kenyan Tree Basil, Ocimum suave

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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

Ocimum suave
Ocimum suave · Scan by NYPL

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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