Babui Tulsi / Sweet Basil
Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum
Also known as Common Basil
- Habit
- Herb
Plant Details
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
- 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
About Babui Tulsi
Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum) 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 occurs across Africa, Asia, America.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Babui Tulsi belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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