Yes Dr. Raman, you are right....as I re-read my own message... I forgot to mention the binomial name of culinary or sweet basil.... it is indeed * Ocimum basilicum *, whatever country or continent it grows in....
and its nice to know its cultivated in TN.. here in cal/kol its "imported" from Bangalore gardens and only the stores with refrigeration facility carry them... Usha di ----------- On Jun 22, 1:59 am, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
