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Ocimum tenuiflorum

Ocimum tenuiflorum L.


Family Lamiaceae
Local Name Biday (Ilokano); Albahaca (Filipino-Spanish); Solasi; Balanol (Tagalog); Colocogo; Camange (Visayan)
Habit Herb
Habitat Throughout the archipelago but not a native
Special Notes Leaves are very fragrant, spontaneous in waste places
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used for medicinal purposes; ORNAMENTAL: used for ornamental purposes;
Collected from Rosario, La Union, Region I (Ilocos Region).
Collector(s) Melanie NiƱalga Alterado
Identification Verified By Leonardo Legaspi Co-(2000-02-15)-(Ocimum tenuiflorum)-(n/a)

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