Details for: PI 500945, Ocimum americanum L., Simukanuka


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ocimum americanum L.
Top Name:
Simukanuka
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1981
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed100 countPI 500945 00ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ocimum americanum L.
Top Name:
Simukanuka
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1981
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
15 May 1981.
Zambia
Locality: Singanda, Mongu District, Western Province
Coordinates: -15.1500, 23.1667 (Map it)

Collector(s):
Donated
November 1981.
Italy
Comment: Received through Intern. Board for Pl. Genetic Resources (IBPGR), Rome, Italy
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Simukanuka
Type: Local name

ZM 1568
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Local name Simukanuka.
Ocimum americanum L.
Genus:
Ocimum
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Ocimeae
Subtribe:
Ociminae
Nomen number:

402305
Place of publication:

Cent. pl. I:15. 1755 (Amoen. acad. 4:276. 1759)
Verified:
06/12/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Ocimum americanum L. var. americanum

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ocimum canum Sims

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican basil  1Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:218-220.
Englishhoary basil  1Ryding, O. 1994. Notes on the sweet basil and its wild relatives (Lamiaceae). Econ. Bot. 48:65.
GermanZitronen-Basilikum  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Swedishkamferbasilika  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 19 Jan 1999, from Ocimum spp. to Ocimum americanum L.
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Citations
  • Ben-Naim, Y., L. Falach, & Y. Cohen. 2015. Resistance Against Basil Downy Mildew in Ocimum Species. Phytopathology 105:778-785. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-11-14-0295-R. Number of accessions cited: 83
  • Ben-Naim, Y., L. Falach, & Y. Cohen. 2018. Transfer of Downy Mildew Resistance from Wild Basil (Ocimum americanum to Sweet Basil (O. basilicum. Phytopathology 108:114-123. DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO-06-17-0207-R. Number of accessions cited: 6
  • Bomma, M., F. Okafor, S. R. Mentreddy, L. Nyochembeng, W. Setzer, & B. Vogler. 2018. Comparison of Methods of Extraction and Antimicrobial Activity of Six Ocimum Species against Human Pathogens. JALS 5(2):61-70. DOI: 10.30845/jals.v5n2p10. Note: Table 1 Number of accessions cited: 17
  • Koroch, A. R., Wenquin Wang, T. P. Michael, N. Dudai, J. E. Simon, & G. C. Belanger. 2010. Estimation of nuclear DNA content of cultivated Ocimum species by using flow cytometry. Israel J. Pl. Sci. 58(3):183-189. DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.59.3-4.183. Number of accessions cited: 15
  • LoPresti, E. F., V. Pan, J. Goidell, M. G. Weber, & R. Karban. 2019. Mucilage‐bound sand reduces seed predation by ants but not by reducing apparency: a field test of 53 plant species. Ecology 100:e02809. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2809. Number of accessions cited: 176
  • Oxenham, S. K. 2003. Classification of an Ocimum Germplasm Collection (NCRPIS, Ames) and Investigation of Antifungal Activity. Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences of The University of Glasgow; Plant and Soil Research Group, Research and Development Division, The Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Estate, Ayr Campus. Unpublished dissertation 1-239. Number of accessions cited: 73
  • Pan, V. S., M. McMunn, R. Karban, J. Goidell, M. G. Weber, & E. F. LoPresti. 2021. Mucilage binding to ground protects seeds of many plants from harvester ants: A functional investigation. Funct. Ecol. 35: 2448-2460. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13881. Number of accessions cited: 176
  • Pyne, R. M., J. A. Honig, J. Vaiciunas, C. A. Wyenandt, & J. E. Simon. 2018. Population structure, genetic diversity and downy mildew resistance among Ocimum species germplasm. B. M. C. Pl. Biol. 18:69. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1284-7. Number of accessions cited: 54
  • Rewers, M. & I. Jedrzejczyk. 2016. Genetic charcterization of Ocimum genus using flow cytometry and inter-simple sequence repeat markers. Industr. Crops Prod. 91:142-151. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.07.006. Number of accessions cited: 28
  • Simon, J. E., J. Quinn, R. G. Murray. 1990. Basil: A Source of Essential Oils. In: Janick, J. & J. Simon, eds., Advances in new crops. Note: Timber Press, Portland Oregon; Janick, J. & J. Simon, eds. Number of accessions cited: 13
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALESSENTIAL OIL YIELDPercent (volume/weight dry leaf) of total distilled essential oil2.8 OCIMUM.OIL.OXENHAM.2003PI 500945 90ncai01 SDNot Available
CHEMICALFENCHONEPercent of total essential oil as Fenchone.69.6 OCIMUM.OIL.OXENHAM.2003PI 500945 90ncai01 SDNot Available
CHEMICALLIMONENEPercent of total essential oil as Limonene.7.3 OCIMUM.OIL.OXENHAM.2003PI 500945 90ncai01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHTWeight of 100 seeds in grams0.05 OCIMUM.SEEDWEIGHT.HISTORICALPI 500945 86ncpo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHTWeight of 100 seeds in grams0.06 OCIMUM.SEEDWEIGHT.HISTORICALPI 500945 00ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHTWeight of 100 seeds in grams0.07 OCIMUM.SEEDWEIGHT.HISTORICALPI 500945 90ncai01 SDNot Available