⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-273589, with some changes.

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens Benth. is a synonym of Ocimum basilicum L.

This name is a synonym of Ocimum basilicum L..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 273589) with original publication details: Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 13 1830.