Skip to content
Login
India Biodiversity Portal
India Biodiversity Portal
SpeciesMapsDocuments

Ocimum americanum L.

Accepted
Ocimum americanum L.
Ocimum americanum L.
/7a504dff-5ae7-4699-aaff-fc3c9f5b97f8/713.JPG
/7a504dff-5ae7-4699-aaff-fc3c9f5b97f8/280.JPG
🗒 Synonyms
synonymBecium obovatum var. glabrior (Benth.) Cufod.
synonymOcimum album Roxb.
synonymOcimum brachiatum Blume
synonymOcimum canum Sims
synonymOcimum canum var. integrifolium Engl.
synonymOcimum dichotomum Hochst. ex Benth.
synonymOcimum dinteri Briq.
synonymOcimum fluminense Vell.
synonymOcimum fruticulosum Burch.
synonymOcimum hispidulum Schumach. & Thonn.
synonymOcimum incanescens Mart.
synonymOcimum serpyllifolium var. glabrius Benth.
synonymOcimum stamineum Sims
synonymOcimum thymoides Baker
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Bon-tulasi
Bengali
  • Kalo-tulashi
English
  • Common basil
  • Hoary basil
  • Sweet basil
Hindi
  • Kali Tulasi
Kannada
  • Nayi Tulasi
Malayalam
  • Katturamatulasi
  • Kattuthrithavu
  • Kattuthulasi
  • Kattu-tulasi
Manipuri
  • Mayangton
Marathi
  • Ran-tulshi
Other
  • Ganjaankorai
  • Hoary Basil
  • Katturamatulasi
  • Kattuthulasi
  • Lemon Basil
  • Nai thulasi
  • Ran-thulasi
  • Wild Basil
Sanskrit
  • Gambhira
  • Kshudraparna
Tamil
  • Nai Thulasi
Telugu
  • Kukka Thulasi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Woody herbs, stem hirtus. Leaves elliptic, acute to acuminate, base truncate or obtuse, subentire, sparsely hairy or glabrous; petiole to 2 cm long. Racemes 13 cm long, densely pubescent. Flowers 5-7 in each whorl; calyx 3 x 5 mm, upper lip 3 x 3 mm, orbicular, densely hairy, corolla white, 5 mm long, glabrous; filaments glabrous. Nutlets 1.5 mm long, sub-trigonous, minutely pitted, dark brown
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Plains, Dry Localities
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Wastelands and degraded deciduous forests
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Plain areas, forest margins, grasslands
              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Maharashtra: Common throughout Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  Paleotropics

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Assam, Andaman And Nicobar Island, Bihar, Gujarat, Mahrastra, Tamil Nadu; Myanmar, China, Africa, Madagascar, America

                    Local Distribution

                    Barak Valley, Kamrup (Jalukbari)

                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Homoeopathy
                      Homoeopathy
                      Ayurveda
                      Ayurveda
                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Siddha
                      Siddha
                      Medicinal
                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        System Of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Homoeopathy, Siddha

                        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1533
                        Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1533
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          No Data
                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1533
                          1. Ocimum canum Sims, Bot. Mag. 51: t.2452. 1823; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 607. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1111(777). 1924; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 308. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 368. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 368. 1994.
                          2. Ocimum americanum L., Cent. Pl. 1: 15. 1755; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 326. 1989; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 236. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 380. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 283. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 352. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 249. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 321. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 251. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 248. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 402. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 581. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 657. 2009.
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1533
                          2. Ocimum canum Sims, Bot. Mag. 51: t.2452. 1823; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 607. 1885; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1111(777). 1924; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 308. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 368. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 368. 1994.
                          3. Ocimum americanum L., Cent. Pl. 1: 15. 1755; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 326. 1989; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 236. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 380. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 283. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 352. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 249. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 321. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 251. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 248. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 402. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 581. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 657. 2009.
                          4. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

                          Flora of Fergusson College campus, Pune, India: monitoring changes over half a century

                          Journal of Threatened Taxa

                          Additional floral elements to the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India

                          Journal of Threatened Taxa

                          Private_forests_malki_Maharashtra_Western Ghats_WRCS_Tech Report

                          cepfrit
                          No Data
                          📚 Meta data
                          No Data
                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassMagnoliopsida
                          OrderLamiales
                          FamilyLamiaceae
                          GenusOcimum
                          SpeciesOcimum americanum L.
                          📊 Temporal Distribution
                          📷 Related Observations
                          👥 Groups
                          India Biodiversity PortalIndia Biodiversity Portal
                          The Western GhatsThe Western Ghats
                          PlantsIndiaPlantsIndia
                          Medicinal PlantsMedicinal Plants
                          Assam Biodiversity PortalAssam Biodiversity Portal
                          Powered byBiodiversity Informatics Platform - v4.2.1
                          Technology PartnerStrand Life Sciences