The plant is probably O. africanum possibly backcrossed with O. basilicum (see key from Taxonomic Revision of Tribe Ocimeae Dumort. (Lamiaceae) in Continental South East Asia III. Ociminae Author(s): S. Suddee, A. J. Paton, J. A. N. Parnell Source: Kew Bulletin, Vol. 60, No. 1 (2005), pp. 3-75
Key to continental SE Asian species of Ocimum 1. Teeth of lateral fruiting calyx lobes distinct, deltoid or lanceolate; bract without bowl-like gland developing 2. Throat of fruiting calyx closed by the upcurved 2 median teeth of anterior lip, anterior much shorter than posterior; mostly shrubs or undershrubs ........................ 1. 0. gratissimum 2. Throat of fruiting calyx open, the 2 median teeth of anterior lip as long as or longer than posterior; mostly herbs with stems woody at base 3. Calyx tube glabrous or thinly covered with minute glandular hairs inside; nutlets unchanged when wet ...................................................... 2. 0. tenuiflorum 3. Calyx tube with a ring of hairs at throat inside; nutlets producing mucilage when wet 4. Flower with pedicel nearly as long as calyx; appendage of posterior stamens hairy .............. ....................................................... 3. 0. kilimandscharicum 4. Flower with pedicel much shorter than calyx; appendage of posterior stamens glabrous 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 ......... .... ....o......................................o.......... 4. 0. americanum 6. Fruiting calyx 4 - 5.5 mm long; stem internodes with long, spreading and sometimes retrorse hairs .......... ... ............... ..................... 5. 0. africanum 5. Fruiting calyx 6 - 8 mm long; corolla 7 - 8 mm long ...... ............... 6. 0. basilicum Thanks to Alan Paton at Kew for this! On May 24, 7:51 am, amit chauhan <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanx Gurucharanji and Hari for the identification. But Hari I have > some sweet smelling O. basilicum accessions having saunf like smell > > regards > > On 5/24/11, hari lal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I go with Dr Gurcharan singh O. americanum > > Ocimum basilicum having smell is bitter armatic with oily stem leaves > > not lemon smell just like pudina smeel with bitter test. > > > On 5/24/11, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would go with O. americanum based on shorter corolla, slightly longer > >> than > >> calyx and more hairy calyx > > >> -- > >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >> Retired 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/ > > >> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:35 AM, amit chauhan <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Dear all, > > >>> Sending photographs of Ocimum. confused over Ocimum basilicum and O. > >>> americanum. The plants details as in the photographs and having lemon > >>> scented smell. Growing in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, Plants ca. 50 cm > >>> tall > > >>> regards > > >>> -- > >>> Dr. Amit Chauhan > >>> Junior Technical Assistant > >>> Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, > >>> Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, > >>> Uttarakhand 263149 > >>> ph.05944 234445 > >>> mob.+919412161087 > >>> mail: [email protected] > >>> [email protected] > >>> [email protected] > > > -- > > HARI SHANKAR LAL > > AT-SHIV KUTIR > > PO-BARA BAZAR > > DIST-HAZARIBAG > > PIN-825301 > > JHARKHAND,INDIA > > MOBILE-9431530563 > > [email protected] > > -- > Dr. Amit Chauhan > Junior Technical Assistant > Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Research Centre, > Pantnagar, PO Dairy Farm Nagla, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, > Uttarakhand 263149 > ph.05944 234445 > mob.+919412161087 > mail: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected]
