This Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum), once native to India & Persia, is said to be considered by Hindus as a passport to heaven when buried with them. This was a 'Royal herb' for ancient Greeks, it seems. http://www.azarboretum.org/plantlist/basil.htm
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Madhuri: Marawa in gujarati is the Lantana whose leaf smells when > crushed... earthy ++ unripe mango like.... > and its very distinctive, once experienced one does not forget... > may be its the same with some of these culinary herbs,.... > Usha di > ------- > > > On Jun 22, 12:18 am, [email protected] wrote: > > Search for marawa. May be? > > Madhuri > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Rakesh" <[email protected]> > > > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:55:43 > > To: Indiantreepix<[email protected]> > > Subject: [efloraofindia:72242] Pl. confirm > > > > I’ve planted this one in my garden. Locally identified as ‘MAROOAH’ > plant. The leaves & flowers are scented, somewhat identical to TULSI but > much more scented. Plant has grown to a height of around 2 ft. & is a shrub. > This has been planted under shade but still it is doing good. Please > identify this one as I’ve tried to search under the name ‘MAROOAH’ but did > not get any near results. I’ve searched for ‘Tulsi’ also but no results. > > > > Rakesh Khedwal >
