Ocimum americanum Linnaeus, Centuria I Plantarum: 15. 1755.

"Habitat in America. Miller." RCN: 4338.

Lectotype (Morton in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 234. 1962): Herb. Linn. No. 749.9 (LINN) . - Epitype (Paton & Putievsky in Kew Bull. 51: 513. 1996): India. Kerala, 10 Nov 1972, Pushpangadan & Sobti 1 (K; iso- Regional Research Lab., Jammu).

Current name: Ocimum americanum L. ( Lamiaceae).

Note: Generic name spelled “Ocymum” in the protologue. See comments by Paton & Putievsky (in Kew Bull. 51: 511. 1996) on the difficulty of identifying the type, which led them to designate an epitype.