توضیحات
Ocimum gratissimum, also known as African basil, and in Hawaii as wild basil, is a species of Ocimum. It is native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and naturalized in Polynesia, Hawaii, Mexico, Panama, West Indies, Brazil, and Bolivia. Ocimum gratissimum is a common culinary herb in West Africa and is used by some in the Caribbean, going by many local names:
Ebe-amwonkho in Edo
Tchayo in Fon
Efinrin in Yoruba
Daidoya in Hausa
Nchuanwu also Arimu in Igbo
Ntong in Efik
Kunudiri in Okrika
Nunum in Akan
Nunu Bush in Jamaica (from the Akan language)
Yerba di holé in Papiamento
Fobazen in Haiti
Scent leaves in Nigeria and in the African diaspora
Mujaaja in Uganda
Maduruthala in Sri Lanka
Seeds need humidity and strong sunlight to germinate, although germination has been achieved even during an average UK summer
ریحان درختی آفریقایی گونه ای از ریحان بومی آفریقا است که شاخه های چوبی دارد. طول گیاه به یک متر میرسد
بذر این گیاه را اولین بار در ایران تیم بانک بذر جنوب وارد و معرفی کرده است.
