. . "Ocimum is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to the tropical and warm temperate regions of all 6 inhabited continents, with the greatest number of species in Africa. Its best known species are the cooking herb Cooking basil, O. basilicum and the medicinal herb Tulsi (holy basil) , O. tenuiflorum."@en . . . "*Hyperaspis (Briq.)" . "*Becium (Lindl.)" . . . . "*Nautochilus (Bremek.)" . . . . "*Erythrochlamys (G\u00FCrke)" .