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
>>>>>
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