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Identification history
| Ocimum sp. | 26 Sep 2024 | JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Sep 2024 | JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 |
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Lamiaceae plant family – likely perhaps a *Ocimum* basil species .
Just before the McLeod River bridge along the highway side, seen while stretching the legs after the drive, during flood time, so we did not cross the flooded bridge and turned back from this location .
Ref's (in brief):
• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2024):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
→ https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Ocimum&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&inc._other=&max=100&display=apni&search=true
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• Conn, Barry J. (2014 August 11)
*Ocimum* L. (Lamiaceae) in Australia and Papua New Guinea
Telopea 17: 169–181 .
DOI: → https://doi.org/10.7751/telopea20147790
All viewed: 2024 September 26th .
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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr North Queensland Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
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- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- True In flower
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