Ocimum viride | Nchanwu

Scientific classification of Ocimum viride



Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom : Tracheobiont
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Gender: Ocimum
Species: O. gratissimum
Binomial name:Ocimum gratissimum

Botanical Name : Ocimum viride
Common Name : Nchanwu



Useful parts of the Ocimum viride(Nchanwu) plant : Leaves
Medicinal uses :This plants , Burnt leaves drives away ants (especially when there is white ants).