basil

Summary

basil is a taxon^[1]. basil ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,740 views/month, #440 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• basil's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• basil is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• basil is classified within Ocimum^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, basil is Ocimum basilicum^[6].
• basil is a type of herb^[7].
• basil is a type of food plant^[8].
• basil is a type of useful plant^[9].
• basil is a type of annual plant^[10].
• basil is used for fodder^[11].
• basil is used for medicinal plant^[12].
• basil is used for spice^[13].
• basil is used for vegetable^[14].
• basil's Commons category is recorded as Ocimum basilicum^[15].
• basil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ocimum basilicum^[16].
• basil's Commons gallery is recorded as Ocimum basilicum^[17].
• basil's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4^[18].
• basil's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[19].
• basil's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 66^[20].
• basil's described by source is recorded as Q19133013^[21].
• basil's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• basil's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25478^[23].
• basil's this taxon is source of is recorded as basil^[24].
• basil's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of basil^[25].
• basil's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. basilicum'}^[26].
• basil is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sweet basil'}^[27].

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Classification

basil's scientific name is Ocimum basilicum^[6]. basil is classified at the rank of species^[4]. basil is classified within Ocimum^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sweet basil'}^[27], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '羅勒'}^[28], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '零陵香'}^[29], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰羅勒'}^[30], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Basilicum'}^[31], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bazalka vonná'}^[32].

Identifiers

basil's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39350^[33]. basil's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 579364^[34]. basil's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2927096^[35]. basil's ITIS TSN is recorded as 32627^[36].

Discovery and Description

Things named for basil include Rayhani^[37], a handwriting style^[38].

Why It Matters

basil ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,740 views/month, #440 of 195,241).^[2] basil has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] basil is known by 141 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for basil include Rayhani^[37], a handwriting style^[38].