Babui Tulsi / Sweet Basil बबुई तुलसी

Hindi name · See all regional names ↓

Also known as Common Basil

Native in Indian regions · Kew WCVPUndershrub

Habit: Undershrub
Found in India: Karnataka
Flowering: Throughout the year

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One plant. Many familiar names.

Babui Tulsi in regional languages

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Recorded regional names for Babui Tulsi
Language	Regional script	Recorded Latin spelling
Hindi	बबुई तुलसी · राम तुलसी	Babui tulsi, Ram Tulsi
Bengali	Not recorded	Khubkalam
Tamil	துளஸி	Tirunittru, Chankanirakkarantai, Chapchavitai
Telugu	Not recorded	bhoo tulasi, bhu-tulasi
Kannada	ಕಮಗಗ್ಗರೆ · ಕಾಮಕಸ್ತೂರಿ	Kamagaggare, Kaama kasturi
Malayalam	Not recorded	pach-cha-pushpam, pachcha, ram-tulasi
Marathi	Not recorded	Bhoo tulasi, Bhu-tulasi

See the original recorded 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

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Toxicity & contact hazards

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Reported toxicity

Pets: Not known to be toxic
People: No reviewed rating

Not known to be toxic to dogs or cats (ASPCA).

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP: WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, Nicobar Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. Australia.
Recorded habitat: Widely cultivated
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How to identify Babui Tulsi

Identify Babui Tulsi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a undershrub habit.
Check the distinctive field mark: Culinary sweet basil.
Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
Confirm flower colour: White.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Babui Tulsi.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum
Genus: Ocimum
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Undershrub
Habitat: Widely cultivated
Habitat type: Cultivated
Native to: Old World tropics
Distribution: Naturalized in tropics
Found in India: Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting: Throughout the year
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Babui Tulsi itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour: Whiterecorded

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Nutlets

Characters marked “recorded” are for Babui Tulsi itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Babui Tulsi

Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum) is a low shrub in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It is widely cultivated. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.