Details for: PI 500953, Ocimum ×africanum Lour., ZM 2523


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ocimum ×africanum Lour.
Top Name:
ZM 2523
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1981
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Seed100 countPI 500953 97ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ocimum ×africanum Lour.
Top Name:
ZM 2523
Origin:
Collected – Zambia
Received by NPGS:
Nov 1981
PI Assigned:
1986
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
05 June 1981.
Zambia
Locality: Mfukwe, Ndola Rural East District, Copperbelt Province
Coordinates: -13.4000, 28.6000 (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
ZM 2523
Type: Collector identifier

Narrative
Received as Ocimum sp.
Ocimum ×africanum Lour.
Genus:
Ocimum
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Ocimeae
Subtribe:
Ociminae
Nomen number:

463843
Place of publication:

Fl. cochinch. 2:370. 1790, pro sp. "Ocymum"
Verified:
11/24/2023 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ocimum ×citriodorum Vis.
Ocimum americanum L. var. pilosum (Willd.) A. J. Paton
Ocimum basilicum L. var. anisatum Benth.
Ocimum basilicum L. var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth.
Ocimum pilosum Willd.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishhoary basil as Ocimum americanum var pilosum1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Ocimum americanum var. pilosum
Englishlemon basil as Ocimum ×citriodorum1Darrah, H. H. 1974. Investigation of the cultivars of the basils (Ocimum). Econ. Bot. 28:65. Note: as Ocimum ×citriodorum
Swedishcitronbasilika  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseshu rou mao bian zhong as Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 05 Oct 2011, from Ocimum americanum L. var. pilosum (Willd.) A. J. Paton to Ocimum ×africanum Lour.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 08 Jul 1997, from Ocimum spp. to Ocimum basilicum L.
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 27 Aug 1999, from Ocimum basilicum L. to Ocimum americanum L. var. pilosum (Willd.) A. J. Paton
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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vieira, R., P. Goldsbrough, & J. Simon. 2003. Genetic Diversity of Basil (Ocimum spp.) Based on RAPD Markers. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128(1):94-99. DOI: 10.21273/JASHS.128.1.0094. Note: The following varieties referenced in article relate to NPGS accessions but evaluation did not use NPGS resources: Sweet Dani (PI 584458), Purple Ruffles (PI 601365), Lemon Mrs. Burns (PI 652054), Dark Opal (PI 652071). Number of accessions cited: 8
  • Yaldiz, G. & M. Camlica. 2020. Agro-morphological and phenotypic variability of sweet basil genotypes for breeding purposes. Crop Sci. (Madison) 61:621-642. DOI: 10.1002/csc2.20391. Number of accessions cited: 72
Pedigree

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CHEMICALESSENTIAL OIL YIELDPercent (volume/weight dry leaf) of total distilled essential oil3.8 OCIMUM.OIL.OXENHAM.2003PI 500953 97ncai01 SD
CHEMICALBETA-PINENEPercent of total essential oil as Beta-Pinene.6.4 OCIMUM.OIL.OXENHAM.2003PI 500953 97ncai01 SD
CHEMICALEUCALYPTOLPercent of total essential oil as Eucalyptol.46.3 OCIMUM.OIL.OXENHAM.2003PI 500953 97ncai01 SD
CHEMICALLIMONENEPercent of total essential oil as Limonene.20.6 OCIMUM.OIL.OXENHAM.2003PI 500953 97ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHTWeight of 100 seeds in grams0.045 OCIMUM.SEEDWEIGHT.HISTORICALPI 500953 97ncai01 SD
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHTWeight of 100 seeds in grams0.06 OCIMUM.SEEDWEIGHT.HISTORICALPI 500953 86ncpo01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTION100 SEED WEIGHTWeight of 100 seeds in grams0.06 OCIMUM.SEEDWEIGHT.HISTORICALPI 500953 90ncai01 SDNot Available