Linnaeus, C. (October 1767), Mantissa Plantarum 1: 85 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India."

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 74 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), A catalogue of plants collected during Mr. Alexander Forrest's geographical exploration of North-west Australia in 1879. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 14: 93 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 100 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 387 [secondary reference]

common name: Sacred Balm [n/a]

• Vernacular: Mooda

Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1116 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ocimum tenuiflorum var. anisodorum (F.Muell.) Domin legitimate

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 91 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 147 [secondary reference]

Bown, D. (2002), New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses Edn. Revised: 292 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ocimum tenuiflorum L. legitimate

Bean, A.R. (26 February 2007), A new system for determining which plant species are indigenous in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 20(1): 28 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ocimum tenuiflorum L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Ocymum sanctum L. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ocimum tenuiflorum L. legitimate

Conn, B.J. (11 August 2014), Ocimum L. (Lamiaceae) in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Telopea 17: 177 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ocimum tenuiflorum L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Ocimum santum B.J.Conn orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ocimum tenuiflorum L. legitimate

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