English Name: Basil

Tamil Name: திருநீற்று பச்சிலை, கற்பூரதுளசி

Just recently I learnt that the leaves (tender) are edible and are used as 
salad greens. Do this species have varieties?

On Tuesday, 12 May 2015 14:55:55 UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>
> Uploading photographs of different aspects of of Ocimum basilicum.
> The species is characterised by 3-6 cm long leaves, petiole winged in 
> upper part, leaves-ovate-oblong, bracts lanceolate 6-8 mm, flowers pink or 
> white, corolla 7-9 mm long, fruiting calyx 5-7 mm long with 2 mm long front 
> teeth.
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> Photographed Delhi.
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