Nice presentations Dinesh ji; as always... I liked those first two lines about etymology/meaning [?][?]
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hyptis suaveolens *(L.) Poit. > > - *HY-tis* -- from the Greek *huptios*, turned back, referring to lower > lip position of the flower > - *swah-vee-OH-lens* -- fragrant > > > [image: Jungli Tulas (Marathi: जंगली > तुळस)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4352706559/> > > Feb 12, 2010 at Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai > > > *commonly known as*: American mint, bush mint, chan, horehound, pignut, > stinking Roger, wild spikenard • *Bengali*: বিলাতি তুলস bilatti tulas • * > Bihari*: bhunsuri • *Hindi*: विलायती तुलसी vilaiti tulsi • *Malayalam*: > നാറ്റപ്പൂച്ചെടി naatta poochedi • *Marathi*: भुस्त्रैण bhustrena, दर्प > तुळस darp tulas, जंगली तुळस jungli tulas • *Oriya*: Ganga tulasi • * > Sanskrit*: भुस्त्रैण bhustrna • *Telugu*: శీర్ణ తులసి sirna tulasi > > *Native to*: tropical America; naturalized throughout tropics & subtropics > > > > > - [image: Bilatti Tulas (Bengali: বিলাতি > তুলস)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2951476877/> > ... Oct 18, 2008 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra > - [image: Vilaiti Tulsi (Hindi: विलायती > तुलसी)]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1567515764/> > ... Oct 14, 2007 at Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai > > > > Regards. > Dinesh
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