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Scientific Name | Ocimum filamentosum Forssk. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
Synonyms | Becium filamentosum (Forssk.) Chiov., Becium knyanum (Vatke) N.E.Br. ex Broun & R.E.Massey, Becium obovatum (E.Mey. ex Benth.) N.E.Br. var. knyanum (Vatke) Cufod., Ocimum adscendens Willd., Ocimum fissilabrum Briq., Ocimum kenyanum Vatke, Ocimum knyanum Vatke, not Ocimum kenyanum Vatke, Ocimum rautanenii Briq., Ocimum stenoglossum Briq. |
Common Names | Purple Wild Basil (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ocimum filamentosum Forssk. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Ocimum filamentosum Forssk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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