Forwarding again for assistance pl. for the following:
"O. kilimandscharicum is a shrub with smell of camphor (our database has
thread on this species but no photograph). I have yet to find authentic
description of this species. *Colleagues may please help*."
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From: Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>
Date: 2009/11/29
Subject: [indiantreepix:24283] Sorting Ocimum species
To: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com, flowersofin...@gmail.com
Dear Colleagues
It may look strange to you but I feel Ocimum is another genus which needs
careful relook at our databases, especially Flowers of India.
Although there are lots of cultivars in the genus, but I think we can
set our specimens in order. I request members to kindly observe carefully
their photographs/specimens, photographs of Indiantreepix and Flowers of
India website, and compare with several authentic photographs with the net.
While doing so kindly keep following features in mind:
Although they may be confused, Leaves are usually shorter than 2.5 cm
narrower than 1.5 cm in O. americanum, always longer than 2.5 cm and broader
than 1.5 cm in O. basilicum. Corolla 3-5 mm long in former, 6-9 mm long in
latter. fruiting calyx 4-5 mm long in former, 5-7 in latter. Both are herbs
with fruiting calyx ascending or spreading, upper calyx lobe circular with
wings decurrent (joined) to middle of calyx, and front two teeth of calyx
quite distinct.
O. gratissimum is a shrub with wooly leaves 5-12 cm long and 1.5-6 cm broad,
fruiting calyx drooping, up to 5 mm long and corolla 4.5-5 mm long. Upper
calyx lobe has wings only slightly decurrent on calyx, and front two teeth
very close to each other.
Calyx tube is bearded within in all above species
O. tenuiflorum (O. sanctum) has 2-4 cm long leaves, calyx glabrous within,
fruiting calyx spreading, 4-5.5 mm long, corolla 3-4 mm long. upper calyx
lobe abruptly acute, lower two teeth long, spine-tipped.
O. kilimandscharicum is a shrub with smell of camphor (our database has
thread on this species but no photograph). I have yet to find authentic
description of this species. Colleagues may please help.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
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