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CCDB → Angiosperms → Lamiaceae → Ocimum → Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth.

2 chromosome counts in Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth. Ocimum × africanum Lour.   48 IPCN online Thoppil, J. E. & J. Jose. 1994. Infraspecific genetic control of major essential oil constituents in Ocimum basilicum Linn. Nucleus (Calcutta) 37(1,2): 30–33.
  Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth. Ocimum × africanum Lour.   68 IPCN online Cherian, M. & P. I. Kuriachan. 1981. In Chromosome number reports LXXII. Taxon 30: 707 –708.