LABIAT E. 
Var. n, densiflórum (Benth. l. c.) erect, glabrous; petioles 
and calyxes hardly ciliated; raceme short, a little branched. 
©. H. O. Barreliéri, Roth, nov. spec. 278. Plectranthus 
Barreliéri, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 691. 
Var. 0, purpuráscens (Benth. l. c.) erect, glabrous, dark pur- 
ple; petioles and calyxes hardly ciliated ; raceme elongated, 
much branched. ©. H. O. médium, Mill. dict. O. nigrum, 
Thouin. 
Var. u thyrsiflorum (Benth. 1. c.) erect, glabrous; petioles 
and calyxes hardly ciliated; raceme thyrsoid, branched. ©. 
H. O.thyrsiflorum, Lin. mant. 84. Murr. comm. goett. 8. 
p. 47. t. 5. Jacq. hort. vind. 8. t. 72. 
Common or Sweet-Basil. Fl. June, Aug. 
to 14 foot. 
3 O. Forske'tu (Benth. lab. p. 6.) stem herbaceous, pubes- 
cent; leaves on short petioles, ovate, rounded at the base, 
almost quite entire, smoothish : petioles and nerves ciliated ; 
racemes simple; fructiferous calyxes longer than the pedicels, 
inflated, campanulate, reflexed, ciliated above the gibbosities at 
the base; upper tooth orbicular, concave. ©.H. Native of 
Arabia Felix. O. gratissimum, Forsk. fl. egypt. p. 110. but 
not of Lin. Allied to the two preceding. Leaves canescent, 
glabrous above, and hispid on the nerves beneath, hardly cre- 
nated on the margins. 
Forskoel's Basil. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
4 O. mi/nimum (Lin. spec. 833.) stem herbaceous, erect, 
finely pubescent ; leaves on long petioles, ovate, almost quite 
entire, glabrous; petioles naked: floral leaves almost like the 
others; raceme simple, short; whorls loose; calyxes rather 
shorter than the pedicels, reflexed in the fructiferous state ; 
upper tooth orbicular: lower ones short, acute. ©.H. Na- 
tive of Chili, near Valparaiso. Schkuhr, handb. 2. t. 166. ? 
O. salinum Molina, Nat. hist. chil. 291. Much branched. 
raves hardly larger than those of T'Agmus serpýllum. Corollas 
white. 
Least Basil. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1573.. Pl. 3 to 1 foot. 
5 O. SeLròr (Benth. lab. p. 6.) quite glabrous; stem her- 
baceous, erect, nearly simple; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, 
acute, coarsely serrated, subcuneated at the base: floral ones 
sessile, shorter than the calyx, deciduous; raceme simple; 
fructiferous calyxes longer than the pedicels, ovate, reflexed, a 
little incurved, quite glabrous: upper tooth ovate, obtuse, con- 
cave. Y%.S. Native of South America; Brazil, Sello; New 
Spain, Mocino et Sesse. Stem branched from the perennial 
base ; branches simple. Corolla white. 
Sello's Basil. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
6 O. vi'ripe (Willd. enum. 639.) stem shrubby, branched, 
pubescent ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, acuminated, crenated, 
narrowed at the base, glabrous or downy on the ribs: floral 
leaves bractea-formed, ovate, acuminated, deciduous ; raceme 
branched ; calyxes about equal in length to the pedicels, nutant 
in the fructiferous state: upper tooth ovate, acuminated, con- 
cave ; corolla hardly exceeding the calyx; stamens a little ex- 
serted. hb. S. Native of the west coast of Africa, within the 
tropics. O. viridiflórum, Roth. catal. 54. nov. spec. 279. O. 
héptodon, Beauv. fl. d'ow. 2. p. 59. t. 94. bad. O. febrifugum, 
Lindl. bot. reg. 753. Branches subtetragonal, pilose. Leaves 
glandularly dotted beneath. Calyxes pilose, and glandularly 
dotted. Corolla small, greenish-white. "The leaves of this spe- 
cies are used in the manner of tea, as a febrifuge, at Sierra 
Leone, under the name of Fever-plant. 
Green Basil. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1816. 
feet. 
7 O.cGnaTrssimuM (Lin. spec. 832.) stem shrubby, smooth- 
ish ; leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, crenated or coarsely toothed, 
narrowed at the base, glabrous or downy along the ribs; floral 
It 1548: DISSI 
Shrub 2 to 4 
I. Ocymum. 671 
leaves bractea-formed, lanceo- 
late, acuminated, hastate at the 
base; raceme simple or a little 
branched at the base, pubes- 
cent; fructiferous calyxes nu- 
tant: upper tooth ovate-oblong: 
lower ones very short; corolla 
hardly exceeding the calyx; 
stamens exserted. h.S. Na- 
tive of the East Indies. O. 
Zeylánicum, Burm. zeyl. 174. 
t. 80. f. 1. O. frutéscens, Mill. 
dict. no. 6. O. petiolàre, Lam. 
dict. 1. p. 385. O. gratíssi- 
mum, Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 495. 
Cattu Tirtava, Rheed. mal. 10. 
p. 171. t. 86. Branches bluntly 
tetragonal. Pedicels short, and 
are, as well as the calyxes, pu- 
bescent. Corollas white. (fig. 74.) 
Very-grateful Basil. Fl. July, Aug. 
to 3 feet. 
8 O. sva ve (Willd. enum. 629.) stem shrubby, villous ; 
leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, acuminated, crenated, narrowed 
at the base, wrinkled, villous; floral leaves bractea-formed, 
ovate, acuminated ; raceme somewhat panicled ; whorls 6- 
flowered ; fructiferous calyxes nutant: upper tooth ovate: late- 
ral ones truncate; corolla larger than the calyx. h.S. Na- 
tive of Madagascar. O. urticeefolium, Roth. catal. p. 52. nov. 
spec. p. 279. O. gratíssimum, Lam. dict. 1. p. 386. but not of 
Lin. O. Zeylánicum, Desf. hort. par. ed. 2d. p. 75. O. villo- 
sum, Weinm. in syll. pl. ratisb. 1. p. 121. but not of Roxb. ©: 
holosericeum, Breit. ex Steudel. nom. p. 559. Branches 
bluntly tetragonal. Corolla white, larger than those of the pre- 
ceding species. Stamens exserted. 
Sweet Basil. Fl. July, Sept. 
feet. 
9 O. Bose`rı (Benth. lap. p. 8.) stem shrubby, tomentose ; 
leaves petiolate, ovate, crenated, rounded at the base or cor- 
date, wrinkled, tomentose; floral leaves ovate, acuminated ; 
raceme simple; whorls about 10-flowered; calyxes nutant: 
upper tooth ovate: lower ones very short; corolla twice as 
long as the calyx; stamens exserted. h.S. Native of Ma- 
dagascar. O. cordifolium, Bojer ex Loud. hort. brit. p. 240. ? 
Bojer’s Basil. Clt. 1825. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
10 O. FILAMENTÒSUM (Forsk. fl. egypt. p. 108.) stem shrub- 
by, branched, clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves on short 
petioles, ovate-oblong, narrowed at both ends, acutely serrated, 
finely pubescent ; raceme simple ; calyxes longer than the pedi- 
cels, reflexed in the fructiferous state: lateral teeth truncate: 
lower ones shortly mucronate ; corolla 4 times as long as the 
calyx; genitals much exserted. ^h. S. Native of the eastern 
coast of Africa, within the tropics; Abyssinia, Bruce; Arabia 
Felix, near Mount Melhan, Forsk. O. Abyssínicum, Hort. 
par. O. grandiflórum, Lher. stirp. 89. t. 43. Branches bluntly 
Clt. 1751. 
Shrub 2 
Cit. 1816. Shrub Z to 3 
tetragonal. Floral leaves coloured. Corolla white; tube ex- 
serted. 
Thready Basil. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1802. Shrub 2 to 3 
feet. 
11 O. serpytuirétium (Forsk. fl. sgypt. p. 110.) stem 
shrubby ; branches canescent; leaves oblong, cuneated, quite 
entire, clothed with hoary tomentum, narrowed at the base; 
raceme simple, few-flowered ; whorls loose, 6-flowered ; ca- 
lyxes declinate, canescent : upper tooth ovate, obtuse : lateral 
ones ovate, acute: lower ones lanceolate, acuminated ; corolla 
about twice as long as the calyx; stamens much exserted. R- 
