Thanks, Paradesi ji and Mahadeswara ji. Three Ocimum species are quite close and confused with each other.
*Key to continental SE Asian species of Ocimum <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/3f21e15f96e4b49a?hl=en#>:*5. Fruiting calyx up to 5 mm long; corolla 4 – 5.5 mm long 6. Fruiting calyx 2 – 3 mm long; stem internodes with short adpressed or retrose hairs ……. 4. *O. americanum* 6. Fruiting calyx 4 – 5.5 mm long; stem internodes with long, spreading and sometimes retrorse hairs ……….. 5. *O. africanum* 5. Fruiting calyx 6 – 8 mm long; corolla 7 – 8 mm long ……… 6. *O. basilicum* As stem internodes have long spreading hairs, it should be *Ocimum × africanum* Lour. <https://efloraofindia.com/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae/ocimum/ocimum-basilicum-var-pilosum> It (*Ocimum × africanum* Lour. <https://efloraofindia.com/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae/ocimum/ocimum-basilicum-var-pilosum>) is a hybrid of O. americanum × O. basilicum as per WCSP and listed as *Ocimum** basilicum* var.* pilosum* (Willd.) Benth. in FoPI <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=5058&cat=7> On Wed, 1 Sept 2021 at 17:27, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > I concur with Anjaneyulu ji. I have this plant in my house. > > On Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 2:16:20 PM UTC+5:30 > [email protected] wrote: > >> Yes, it is, dear Paradesi ji, thank you very much for ID my plant, with >> kind regards, Sam. >> >> On Wed, 1 Sep 2021, 12:03 am Sam Kuzhalanattu, <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Sharing more images >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Sep 2021, 12:02 am Sam Kuzhalanattu, <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Sharing more images >>>> >>>> On Tue, 31 Aug 2021, 11:57 pm Sam Kuzhalanattu, <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sharing more images >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 31 Aug 2021, 11:55 pm Sam Kuzhalanattu, <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Members, >>>>>> Please ID wild plant, kind regards, Sam. >>>>>> >>>>>> Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, >>>>>> (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671 >>>>>> >>>>>> Altitude: 1400fsl >>>>>> >>>>>> Flower date: 10.08.2021, 11.35am >>>>>> >>>>>> Habitat: wild moisture >>>>>> >>>>>> Plant habit: under shrub, erect, branches, hard rigid stem, hairy, >>>>>> good aromatic taste and smell, perennial >>>>>> >>>>>> Height: 05 feet >>>>>> >>>>>> Leaves: opposite, ovate, oblong, apex, toothed margins, aromatic >>>>>> taste and smell, size:7×4cm or less >>>>>> >>>>>> Flower: racemose inflorescence, clustered, diameter:03mm, white, >>>>>> good fragrance >>>>>> >>>>>> Fruit: chamber green into brown, size:3×3mm >>>>>> >>>>>> Seed: ovate, black 5 nos., size:1×.5mm, mucoused when wet >>>>>> >>>>>> Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s >>>>>> >>>>> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f46c5adc-7ce9-44f9-af95-d33dd704605dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f46c5adc-7ce9-44f9-af95-d33dd704605dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCJsN9OjW_%3D3RegRecrs8EkQf4OB6O1emNn3Bqr4yAsBA%40mail.gmail.com.
