Ocimum gratissimum
System : Terrestrial
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Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
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Ocimum gratissimum is an herbaceous perennial grass, which is woody at its base. It is pantropical and widely naturalised in many regions. Ocimum gratissimum prefers wet and fertile conditions, but can tolerate drought after flowering. It is a weed that is frequently encountered along roadsides but also in pasture. Ocimum gratissimum can become very invasive and form localised dense monospecific thickets, as has occurred in New Caledonia.

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Compiler: Comité français de l'UICN (IUCN French Committee) & IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)

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Publication date: 2008-03-18

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Ocimum gratissimum. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Ocimum+gratissimum on 26-04-2024.

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Informations on Ocimum gratissimum has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Bibliography
9 references found for Ocimum gratissimum

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Barthelat, F. 2005. Note sur les esp�ces exotiques envahissantes � Mayotte. Direction de l�Agriculture et de la For�t. 30p
Summary: Tableau synth�tique des plantes exotiques de Mayotte class�es en fonction de leur niveau d envahissement.
Conservatoire Botanique National De Mascarin (BOULLET V. coord.) 2007. - Ocimum gratissimum Index de la flore vasculaire de la R�union (Trach�ophytes) : statuts, menaces et protections. - Version 2007.1
Summary: Base de donn�es sur la flore de la R�union. De nombreuses informations tr�s utiles.
Available from: http://flore.cbnm.org/index2.php?page=taxon&num=32cbf687880eb1674a07bf717761dd3a [Accessed 7 April 2008]
Florence J., Chevillotte H., Ollier C. & Meyer J.-Y. 2007. Ocimum gratissimum Base de donn�es botaniques Nadeaud de l Herbier de la Polyn�sie fran�aise (PAP).
Summary: available from: http://www.herbier-tahiti.pf/Selection_Taxonomie.php?id_tax=2102 [Accessed 7 April 2008]
Fournet, J. 2002. Flore illustr�e des phan�rogames de guadeloupe et de Martinique. CIRAD-Gondwana editions.
Gargominy, O., Bouchet, P., Pascal, M., Jaffre, T. and Tourneu, J. C. 1996. Cons�quences des introductions d esp�ces animales et v�g�tales sur la biodiversit� en Nouvelle-Cal�donie.. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 51: 375-401.
Summary: Consequences to the biodiversity of New Caledonia of the introduction of plant and animal species.
ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System), 2008. Online Database Ocimum gratissimum L.
Summary: An online database that provides taxonomic information, common names, synonyms and geographical jurisdiction of a species. In addition links are provided to retrieve biological records and collection information from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Data Portal and bioscience articles from BioOne journals.
Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=503981 [Accessed 18 March 2008]
MacKee, H.S. 1994. Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultiv�es en Nouvelle-Cal�donie, 2nd edn. MNHN, Paris.
Summary: Cet ouvrage liste 1412 taxons (esp�ces, sous esp�ces et vari�t�s) introduits en Nouvelle-Cal�donie. L auteur pr�cise dans la majorit� des cas si l esp�ce est cultiv�e ou naturalis�e.
Meyer, J.-Y., Loope, L., Sheppard, A., Munzinger, J., Jaffre, T. 2006. Les plantes envahissantes et potentiellement envahissantes dans l archipel n�o-cal�donien : premi�re �valuation et recommandations de gestion. in M.-L. Beauvais et al. (2006) : Les esp�ces envahissantes dans l�archipel n�o-cal�donien, Paris, IRD �ditions, 260 p.+ c�d�rom.
PIER (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk), 2006. Ocimum gratissimum
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/pier/species/ocimum_gratissimum.htm [Accessed 7 April 2008]
Contact
The following 1 contacts offer information an advice on Ocimum gratissimum
Meyer,
Jean-Yves
Geographic region: Pacific, Indian Ocean
Ecosystem: Terrestrial
Expert in the botany of French Polynesia and the Pacific Islands, and has worked on ecology and biological control of Miconia calvescens in French Polynesia.
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D�l�gation � la Recherche
Address:
D�l�gation � la Recherche, Gouvernement de Polyn�sie fran�aise. B.P. 20981, 98713 Papeete, Tahiti, Polyn�sie fran�aise
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689 47 25 60
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(2024). Ocimum gratissimum. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).