Ocimum basilicum: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
akau pāpālangi	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 20)
albaca	Spanish	Galápagos Islands	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
albahaca	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
atbahakat	Chamorro	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 514)
basalic	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
basil	English	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 513)
basilic commun	French	?	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 129)
common basil	English	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
dementsi	Nauruan	Nauru Island	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 21)
kī ‘a‘ala	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
kī paoa	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
lā‘au sauga	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 171)
lā‘au sauga	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 171)
luo le	Chinese	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
mili	Maori (Cook Islands)	Suwarrow (Taka) Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
mili	Pukapukan	Pukapuka Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
mili	Tongarevan (spoken)	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
mili	Tuvaluan	Tuvalu Islands	Unknown (0)
mint	English	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 49)
miri	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2011)	Rarotonga, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Palmerston, Penrhyn, Manihiki, Rakahanga
miri	Tahitian	Tahiti Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)
miri kura	Maori (Cook Islands)	‘Atiu Island	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
miri kura	Maori (Cook Islands)	Ma‘uke Island	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
miri Tahiti	Tahitian	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 129)
momili	Niuean	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 104)
momili elo	Niuean	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 104)
momili manogi	Niuean	Niue Island	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 104)
mori	Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 381)
rur a ked	Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. (1990) (p. 18)
sanga	Tongan	Tonga Islands	World Health Organization (1998) (p. 129)
sauga	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 197)
sauga	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 197)
sweet basil	English	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
ta‘eta‘e	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 114)
tamore miri	Mangarevan	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 23)
te marou	I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 21)
te miri	I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	Unknown (0)
tomole	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 229)
tulsi	Hindi	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 229)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	Guam Island	atbahakat	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 514)
Chinese	?	luo le	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
English	?	basil	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 513)
English	?	common basil	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
English	?	sweet basil	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
English	Pitcairn Island	mint	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 49)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	tomole	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 229)
French	?	basalic	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
French	?	basilic commun	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 129)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	kī ‘a‘ala	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	kī paoa	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
Hindi	Fiji Islands	tulsi	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 229)
I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	te marou	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 21)
I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	te miri	Unknown (0)
Mangarevan	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	tamore miri	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 23)
Maori (Cook Islands)	‘Atiu Island	miri kura	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	miri	McCormack, Gerald (2011)	Rarotonga, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Palmerston, Penrhyn, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	mori	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 381)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Ma‘uke Island	miri kura	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Suwarrow (Taka) Atoll	mili	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Nauruan	Nauru Island	dementsi	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 21)
Niuean	Niue Island	momili	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 104)
Niuean	Niue Island	momili elo	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 104)
Niuean	Niue Island	momili manogi	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 104)
Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	rur a ked	Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. (1990) (p. 18)
Pukapukan	Pukapuka Atoll	mili	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	lā‘au sauga	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 171)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	sauga	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 197)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	lā‘au sauga	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 171)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	sauga	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 197)
Spanish	?	albahaca	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
Spanish	Galápagos Islands	albaca	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Tahitian	Society Islands	miri Tahiti	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 129)
Tahitian	Tahiti Island	miri	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	akau pāpālangi	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 20)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	sanga	World Health Organization (1998) (p. 129)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	ta‘eta‘e	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 114)
Tongarevan (spoken)	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	mili	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Tuvaluan	Tuvalu Islands	mili	Unknown (0)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	Chinese	luo le	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
?	English	basil	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 513)
?	English	common basil	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
?	English	sweet basil	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
?	French	basalic	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
?	French	basilic commun	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 129)
?	Spanish	albahaca	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	lā‘au sauga	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 171)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	sauga	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 197)
‘Atiu Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	miri kura	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	miri	McCormack, Gerald (2011)	Rarotonga, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Palmerston, Penrhyn, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Fiji Islands	Fijian	tomole	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 229)
Fiji Islands	Hindi	tulsi	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 229)
Galápagos Islands	Spanish	albaca	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Guam Island	Chamorro	atbahakat	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 514)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	kī ‘a‘ala	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	kī paoa	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
Kiribati (Republic of)	I-Kiribati	te marou	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 21)
Kiribati (Republic of)	I-Kiribati	te miri	Unknown (0)
Mangaia Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	mori	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 381)
Mangareva (Gambier) Island	Mangarevan	tamore miri	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 23)
Ma‘uke Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	miri kura	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Nauru Island	Nauruan	dementsi	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 21)
Niue Island	Niuean	momili	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 104)
Niue Island	Niuean	momili elo	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 104)
Niue Island	Niuean	momili manogi	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 104)
Palau Islands (main island group)	Palauan	rur a ked	Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. (1990) (p. 18)
Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	Tongarevan (spoken)	mili	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Pitcairn Island	English	mint	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 49)
Pukapuka Atoll	Pukapukan	mili	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Society Islands	Tahitian	miri Tahiti	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 129)
Suwarrow (Taka) Atoll	Maori (Cook Islands)	mili	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Tahiti Island	Tahitian	miri	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	akau pāpālangi	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 20)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	sanga	World Health Organization (1998) (p. 129)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	ta‘eta‘e	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 114)
Tuvalu Islands	Tuvaluan	mili	Unknown (0)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	lā‘au sauga	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 171)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	sauga	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 197)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	atbahakat	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 514)
Chinese	luo le	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
English	basil	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 513)
English	common basil	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
English	mint	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 49)
English	sweet basil	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
Fijian	tomole	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 229)
French	basalic	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
French	basilic commun	?	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 129)
Hawaiian	kī ‘a‘ala	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
Hawaiian	kī paoa	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 808)
Hindi	tulsi	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1991) (p. 229)
I-Kiribati	te marou	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 21)
I-Kiribati	te miri	Kiribati (Republic of)	Unknown (0)
Mangarevan	tamore miri	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 23)
Maori (Cook Islands)	mili	Suwarrow (Taka) Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Maori (Cook Islands)	miri	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2011)	Rarotonga, Miti'aro, Aitutaki, 'Atiu, Ma'uke, Palmerston, Penrhyn, Manihiki, Rakahanga
Maori (Cook Islands)	miri kura	‘Atiu Island	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Maori (Cook Islands)	miri kura	Ma‘uke Island	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Maori (Cook Islands)	mori	Mangaia Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 381)
Nauruan	dementsi	Nauru Island	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 21)
Niuean	momili	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 104)
Niuean	momili elo	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 104)
Niuean	momili manogi	Niue Island	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 104)
Palauan	rur a ked	Palau Islands (main island group)	Falanruw, Marjorie C./Maka, Jean E./Cole, Thomas G./Whitesell, Craig D. (1990) (p. 18)
Pukapukan	mili	Pukapuka Atoll	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Samoan	lā‘au sauga	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 171)
Samoan	lā‘au sauga	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 171)
Samoan	sauga	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 197)
Samoan	sauga	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 197)
Spanish	albaca	Galápagos Islands	Charles Darwin Foundation (2008)
Spanish	albahaca	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2010)
Tahitian	miri	Tahiti Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)
Tahitian	miri Tahiti	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 129)
Tongan	akau pāpālangi	Tonga Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 20)
Tongan	sanga	Tonga Islands	World Health Organization (1998) (p. 129)
Tongan	ta‘eta‘e	Tonga Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 114)
Tongarevan (spoken)	mili	Penrhyn (Tongareva) Island	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Tuvaluan	mili	Tuvalu Islands	Unknown (0)

This page was created on 30 SEP 2005 by PT for PIER, and was last updated on 24 Aug 2011 by PIER.