THank you Vijayasankarji. Now I am getting more clarity of why search yields two types of *Ocimum basilicum*
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 9:22 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > I think the first set of pictures are of *Ocimum africanum *(= O. > basilicum var. pilosum). > The more recently posted picture has been correctly named as *O. > basilicum *(= O. b. var. purpurascens). > > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 3:25 AM, Chitra Shanker > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am attaching an image of *Occimum basilicum* for Id confirmation >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Chitra Shanker >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thank you Lalithaji for the ID. Yes the plants were pubescent while the >>> sweet basil plants we have are glossy. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 1:18 PM, lalithamba <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> This looks like *Ocimum americanum *L., because of the pubescens, apex >>>> of leaves acute, short pedicels, color of the flower (creamy white). >>>> A.Lalithamba >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, 10 September 2013 16:42:37 UTC+5:30, chisha wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Can somebody please identify this Occimum species >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dr. Chitra Shanker >>>>> Sr. Scientist (Entomology) >>>>> Directorate of Rice Research, >>>>> Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Chitra Shanker >>> Sr. Scientist (Entomology) >>> Directorate of Rice Research, >>> Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Chitra Shanker >> Sr. Scientist (Entomology) >> Directorate of Rice Research, >> Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- Dr. Chitra Shanker Sr. Scientist (Entomology) Directorate of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

