Sweet Basil
Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum
Also known as Common basil
Undershrub
About Sweet Basil
Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum) is an undershrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in widely cultivated. Native to Old World tropics, it is distributed across Naturalized in tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum
- Genus
- Ocimum
- Family
- LAMIACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Widely cultivated
- Native to
- Old World tropics
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बबुई तुलसी Babui tulsi, राम तुलसी Ram Tulsi
- Bengali
- Khubkalam
- Tamil
- துளஸி Tirunittru, Chankanirakkarantai, Chapchavitai
- Telugu
- bhoo tulasi, bhu-tulasi
- Kannada
- ಕಮಗಗ್ಗರೆ Kamagaggare, ಕಾಮಕಸ್ತೂರಿ Kaama kasturi
- Malayalam
- pach-cha-pushpam, pachcha, ram-tulasi
- Marathi
- Bhoo tulasi, Bhu-tulasi
Botanical family
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Sweet Basil belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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