Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench

 
  • Family : LAMIACEAE
    (MINT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Lamiaceae
  • Species : Basilicum polystachyon
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench
  • Collection Nos : RRLB 3860
  • Collector(s) Name : H.O Saxena & M. Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 21/11/79
  • Collection Locality : Parlakhemundi, Ganjam district, Odisha
  • Key identification features : An erect annual herb. Stem is sharply quadrangular. Leaves are ovate-truncate at base, acuminate at apex, crenate-serrate. Racemes up to 5 cm long. Verticils are usually 6-flowered. Corolla pale pink.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Comments : Often on plains in shady moist ground and arable lands, river banks etc.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India, South-East Asia, Malaysia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Basilicum polystachyon. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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