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Ocimum gratissimum
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Family:
LAMIACEAE/LABIATAE
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Citation: Ocimum gratissimum L., Sp. Pl. 1197. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 608. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1111(777). 1924; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 236. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 324. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 308. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 327. 1989; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 368. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 650. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 380. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 362. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 321. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 252. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 248. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 582. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 658. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Attuthulasi, Anathuasi, Kattuthrithavu, Karpoorathulasi, Ramathulasi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Shrubby basil, Lemon basil, Tea bush
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Description:
Shrubs, to 2 m high; stem glandular-scabrid. Leaves simple, opposite, to 12 x 6 cm, elliptic to obovate, acuminate at apex, base attenuate serrate; nerves 6-pairs; thinly tomentose below; petiole to 6 cm long. Racemes terminal, panicles; bracts oblanceolate; flowers 4-6 at each node; pedicel 4 mm long. Calyx 5 mm long, glabrous; upper lip ovate, obtuse, lobes of lower lip acuminate, glandular. Corolla white, tube 2-3 mm long, lobes obtuse. Staminal filaments glabrous or villous at base; anthers sagittate at base. Nutlets 1.5 x 1 mm, pitted, brown.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Chengamperu, Koruthode, Thunakkadavu, Kannoth, Tolpetty, Anmooly slopes, Panangotteri, Kasaragod, Champakulam
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