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Leaves are made into a paste which is used for skin diseases.
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Description
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Herbs annual, 20-30(-60) cm tall. Stems erect, retrorse puberulent, nodes bristly, much branched from stem base. Petiole 5-12 mm, puberulent and pilose; leaf blade ovate, 1-1.7 cm × 5-10 mm, puberulent, glandular, base cuneate, margin serrulate to subentire, ciliate, apex acute, lateral veins 4- or 5-paired. Racemes numerous, crowded, erect, 10-14 cm, pedunculate, retrorse puberulent; verticillasters separate, 6-flowered; bracts oblong, ca. 4 mm, base attentuate, margin bristly, apex attenuate. Pedicel ca. 1.5 mm, conspicuously recurved in fruit. Calyx campanulate, ca. 2 × 1 mm, puberulent near base, throat densely puberulent, tube ca. 1.5 mm; middle tooth of upper lip circular, lateral teeth shorter, triangular; lower lip teeth ovate-lanceolate, apex awned, longer than upper lip, ciliate; fruiting calyx ca. 4 mm, conspicuously 10-veined. Corolla straight, 1.5-2 × as long as calyx, limb sparsely puberulent, glabrous inside; tube conspicuously exserted, obconical; lower lip oblong, concave, margin entire. Stamens free, ca. 2 × as long as corolla. Nutlets black, ovoid, ca. 1.5 × 0.6 mm, finely dotted.
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Distribution
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Madagascar, Tropical Africa, Arabia, W. Pakistan, Himalaya(Kumaun to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Malaysia.
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Habitat & Distribution
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Yunnan [India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka; Africa, SW Asia]
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Synonym
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Ocimum africanum Loureiro; O. canum Sims.
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Derivation of specific name
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americanum: American
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ocimum americanum L. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150300
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Ocimum americanum
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Ocimum americanum, known as American basil, lime basil,[2] or hoary basil,[3] is a species of annual herb in the family Lamiaceae. Despite the misleading name, it is native to Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. The species is naturalized in Queensland, Christmas Island, and parts of tropical America.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Description and uses
It is a hairy annual herbaceous plant that grows up to 40 cm tall, with toothed, opposite leaves and small, white or purple flowers in clusters.[13] The plant has a long taproot that extends deep into the ground. The entire plant is highly aromatic, with an odor comparable to citrus. As such, it can be used for culinary purposes in similar ways to sweet basil (O. basilicum).[14] It is also used for essential oil and is often considered indistinguishable from the closely related O. basilicum by some.[15] The plant has medicinal properties as well.[16]
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Ocimum americanum: Brief Summary
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Ocimum americanum, known as American basil, lime basil, or hoary basil, is a species of annual herb in the family Lamiaceae. Despite the misleading name, it is native to Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. The species is naturalized in Queensland, Christmas Island, and parts of tropical America.
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