Wild basil

Common Name : Wild basil, Hoary basil, limehairy Botanical name : Ocimum americanum Family : Lamiaceae Order : Lamiales Origin / Native : India, Asia Uses : Ayurveda, medicinal Tamil : Kattu thulasi plant Synonym : Ocimum canum Life Cycle : Annual Category : Medicinal herb Sanskrit : Vana tulasi Hindi : Vantulsi, Van Tulsi

Wild basil

Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Kundadam, Dharapuram, Erode, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India


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