basil

species of plant, herb
Taxon taxon Q38859
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basil

Summary

basil is a taxon[1]. basil ranks in the top 0.23% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,292 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 O. basilicum[26].
  • basil is commonly known as 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 sweet basil[27], 羅勒[28], 零陵香[29], 灰羅勒[30], Basilicum[31], and 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 (18,292 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 168 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → ocimum-basilicum
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P7496]], update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3403
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C3403, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Muschampia tessellum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q292690, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  4. 20w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ms, oc, sk, jv, an */ Add 5 multilingual descriptions extracted from Wikipedia article first sentences (universal multilingual maintenance — Q-walker v2.1)."
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