Basil (Ocimum)

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Ocimum, or more commonly know as Basil, is of the genus Ocimum. Ocimum or Basil's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands, specifically in the states of Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin.