Aranyatulasi / Lemon Basil
Ocimum americanum
Also known as Hoary Basil
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ocimum americanum
- Genus
- Ocimum
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests, wastelands and degraded forests
- Native to
- Paleotropics
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kali tulasi,अरण्यतुलसी aranyatulasi
- Bengali
- Kalo-tulashi
- Tamil
- Nai Thulasi, நாய்த்துளசி, கஞ்சங்குல்லை
- Telugu
- Kukka Thulasi, వన తులసి
- Kannada
- ನಾಯಿತುಳಸಿ Nayi tulasi
- Malayalam
- Kattu-tulasi
- Marathi
- Ran-tulshi
About Aranyatulasi
Lemon Basil (Ocimum americanum) is a herb 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 open deciduous forests, wastelands and degraded forests. It is native to Paleotropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Aranyatulasi belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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