Yes Ocimum basilicum
-- 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 Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > sure its a basil... > but the leaves look to be too thin for the sweet basil used in > western salads and eaten raw or in pesto... > in my experience, when the same seeds are grown in hot climate, > or when winter grown Basil plants behave as Sweet Basil, > and then are allowed to grow on their own till summer, the leaves > become thinner, sharper tasting ( almost as sharp as Tulsi leaves) ... > and with flowering ends up a little bitter... > > Secondly... BASIL..OCIMUM to be exact cross pollinates like crazy > and what the end result is often bewildering.... > > Usha di... > PS did you get to take a picture from the side , so the sahpe of the > flower stalk be seen? > > ============ > > > > On Jun 22, 6:46 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Taken at Muscat,Oman on the 22nd of March, 2008. > > Cultivated garden plant. > > > > Basil? > > Aarti > > > > DSCN5023.JPG > > 166KViewDownload
