Wild Basil
Ocimum gratissimum
Also known as Shrubby Basil, Lemon basil, Tea bush
UndershrubMedicinal
About Wild Basil
Ocimum gratissimum, also known as clove basil, African basil, and in Hawaii as wild basil, is a species of basil. It is native to Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and naturalized in Polynesia, Hawaii, Mexico, Panama, West Indies, Brazil, and Bolivia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ocimum gratissimum
- Genus
- Ocimum
- Family
- LAMIACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Wastelands and in dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- राम तुलसी Ram tulsi, बन तुलसी Ban tulsi, Arjaka
- Bengali
- ৰাম তুলসী Ram tulsi
- Tamil
- elumichantulasi, peruntulasi, elumiccam tulaci
- Telugu
- nimma-tulasi, nimmatulasi, rama-tulasi
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുതുളസി, കാ ട്ടുതുളസി, സുമുഖം
- Marathi
- ajavala, राम तुलसी ramatulasi, tanatulasu
Botanical family
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Wild Basil belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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