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Botanical record

Ocimum gratissimum

Ocimum gratissimum is recorded under 7 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa, Yoruba, ijc, Igbo and ekp.

Accepted botanical name
Ocimum gratissimum
Names as published
Ocimum gratissimum, Ocimum gratissimum L. and Ocimum gratissimum(L).
Common English
African Basil, Basil, Curry leaf, Scent leaf and Scent leaf, mint
Parts reported
leaves, whole plant, leaf and root
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 2927094 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Ocimum gratissimum

Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.

Local nameLanguageWhere recordedSource
Dadoya Hausa Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 47
Daidoya Hausa Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 37
Efinrin Yoruba Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 122
Efinrin Nla Yoruba Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 47
Kara Furu ijc Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 29
Nchanwu Igbo Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 47
Odukwu ekp all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 92