- Family : LAMIACEAE
(Mint Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
- Synonym(s) : Ocimum tenuiflorum L.; Geniosporum tenuiflorum (L.) Merr.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ocimum tenuiflorum L.
- Common name : Holy Basil, Sacred Basil, Basil
- Vernacular name :
- Kalatulsi (Hindi)
- Tulasi, Sri Tulasi (Kannada)
- Nallathulasi (Tamil)
- Tulsi (Sanskrit)
- Tulas, Kalitulasi (Marathi)
- Manchi Tulasi, Nalla tulasi (Telugu)
- Govindapushpam, Krishnathulasi, Thulasi, Thrithavu, Karuthathrithavu (Malayalam)
- Habit : Undershrub
- Habitat : Scrub, Tropical dry deciduous forests, wastelands
- Comments / notes : On plains, especially in the gravelly soils. Often cultivated near houses and places of worship.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana : All districts of Telangana
- Goa : All districts of Goa
- Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
- Odisha : All districts of Odish
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Tirap
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Pakistan, Phili
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Paleotropics
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 288
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ocimum sanctum. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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