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Latin NameCommon NameFamilySynonymsEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Ocimum basilicumSweet Basil, Common Basil, Thai Basil, Tropical BasilLamiaceae or LabiataeOcimum album, Ocimum anisatum, Ocimum barrelieri, Ocimum medium, Plectranthus barrelieri .43
Plectranthus kameba Lamiaceae or LabiataeP. excisus. Auct. non Maxim. Amethystanthus excisus. Nakai. excluding basionym.10
Plectranthus rotundifoliusChinese Potato, Hausa PotatoLamiaceaeCalchas parviflorus (Benth.) P.V.Heath. Coleus dysentericus Baker. Coleus pallidiflorus A.Chev. Coleus parviflorus Benth. Coleus rehmannii Briq. Coleus rotundifolius (Poir.) A.Chev. & Perrot. Coleus rugosus Benth. Coleus salagensis Gürke. Coleus ternatus (Sims) A.Chev. Coleus tuberosus (Blume) Benth. Germanea rotundifolia Poir. Majana tuberosa (Blume) Kuntze. Nepeta madagascariensis Lam. P. coppinii Heckel. P. ternatus Sims. P. tuberosus Blume. Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir.) J.K.Morton.32
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