Ocimum sanctum Linnaeus, Systerna Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 402; Mantissa Plantarum: 85. 1767.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 4337.

Lectotype (Cramer in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 116. 1981): Herb. Linn. No. 749.7 (LINN) .

Current name: Ocimum tenuiflorum L. ( Lamiaceae).

Note: Generic name spelled “Ocymum” in the protologue.