The key I find is confusing for lack of formatting. I am reproducing after
formatting. I also notice that First lead is redundant (atleast for SE Asian
species) unless the key is only a part of original key and all SE Asian
species share the common features of distinct teeth of lateral calyx lobes,
deltoid or lanceolate in shape and bract without bowl-like gland
developing.
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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
.................................................................. 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
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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 3:59 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for reproducing this key. It would really help in fixing our
> specimens of Ocimum.
>
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> --
>
> 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 3:24 PM, amit chauhan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Confusion....!! but I will definitely check the internode hair
>> characters as provided in the key. your say is that its an hybrid.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> On 5/24/11, Plant Diversity <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > 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]
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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]
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