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Ocimum tenuiflorum L.

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Ocimum tenuiflorum L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymGeniosporum tenuiflorum (L.) Merr.
synonymLumnitzera tenuiflora (L.) Spreng.
synonymMoschosma tenuiflorum (L.) Heynh.
synonymOcimum anisodorum F.Muell.
synonymOcimum caryophyllinum F.Muell.
synonymOcimum hirsutum Benth.
synonymOcimum inodorum Burm.f.
synonymOcimum monachorum L.
synonymOcimum sanctum L.
synonymOcimum sanctum var. angustifolium Benth.
synonymOcimum sanctum var. cubensis Gomes
synonymOcimum sanctum var. hirsutum (Benth.) Hook.f.
synonymOcimum scutellarioides Willd. ex Benth.
synonymOcimum subserratum B.Heyne ex Hook.f.
synonymOcimum tenuiflorum f. villicaulis Domin
synonymOcimum tenuiflorum var. anisodorum (F.Muell.) Domin
synonymOcimum tomentosum Lam.
synonymOcimum villosum Roxb., nom. illeg.
synonymPlectranthus monachorum (L.) Spreng.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Kola tulasi
English
  • Holy Basil
  • Sacred Basil
Other
  • Holy Basil
  • Krishna thulasi
  • Maduruthala
  • Nai Thulasi
  • Nallathulasi
  • Rama thulasi (Green form)
  • Tamil
  • Telugu)
  • Thulasi
  • Trittavu (Malayalam)
  • Tulshi
  • Tulshi (Marathi)
  • Tulsi
  • Tulsi तुलसी (Hindi
  • Vishnu thulasi (Purple form)
Tamil
  • Nalla Thulasi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Diagnostic Keys
Description
Habit: Undershrub
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors 
G Renu
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    No Data
    📚 Natural History
    Morphology

    Growth Form

    Herb
    Herb
    Field Tips

    Stem 4-angled. Bracts spinous. Calyx purplish.

    Flower

    In terminal verticils, white purplish within. Flowering peak during November-January.

    Fruit

    A nutlet. Fruiting throughout the year.

    Leaf arrangement

    Opposite decussate

    Leaf Bases

    Truncate

    Leaf Margins

    Serrate

    Leaf Shapes

    Oblanceolate

    Leaf Types

    Simple

    Habit

    A strong aromatic herb.

    Keystone Foundation
    Attributions Keystone Foundation
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Miscellaneous Details
      Notes: Moist Localities, also Cultivated
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Planted near houses and temples for religious offerings.
        Keystone Foundation
        Attributions Keystone Foundation
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          No Data
          📚 Habitat and Distribution
          General Habitat
          Abundant in fallow fields. Plains from the coast to 900m. India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Bangladesh, south west Asia, Burma, China, Thailand, Malaysia, often cultivated.
          Keystone Foundation
          Attributions Keystone Foundation
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Plain areas, forest margins, grasslands
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Maharashtra: Ahemdnagar, Dhule, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,uttar Pradesh

                Local Distribution

                Throughout Assam

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Homoeopathy
                  Homoeopathy
                  Ayurveda
                  Ayurveda
                  Folk medicine
                  Folk medicine
                  Siddha
                  Siddha
                  The whole plant is uprooted and used as a fan to drive flies away from the body at a funeral.
                  Keystone Foundation
                  Attributions Keystone Foundation
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    System Of Medicines Used In

                    Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Folk medicine, Siddha

                    FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1545
                    Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1545
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Information Listing
                      References
                      1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                      1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1545
                      Information Listing > References
                      1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                      2. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1545

                      Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Flora Utilized by the Traditional Healers in Mappillaiyurani Village, Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, India

                      Dr. V. Vadivel

                      A checklist of avifauna from Malgaon-Bagayat and Malvan towns of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India

                      Journal of Threatened Taxa
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                      📚 Meta data
                      No Data
                      🐾 Taxonomy
                      RootRoot
                      KingdomPlantae
                      PhylumTracheophyta
                      ClassMagnoliopsida
                      OrderLamiales
                      FamilyLamiaceae
                      GenusOcimum
                      SpeciesOcimum tenuiflorum L.
                      📊 Temporal Distribution
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