Family :
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Lamiaceae
Leaf arrangement
Opposite decussate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Elliptic, Oblanceolate
Leaf Apex
Leaf Base
Truncate
Leaf Margin
Serrate
Habit : A strong aromatic herb.
Habitat and Distribution : Abundant in fallow fields. Plains from the coast to 900m. India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Bangladesh, south west Asia, Burma, China, Thailand, Malaysia, often cultivated.
Indigenous Information : The whole plant is uprooted and used as a fan to drive flies away from the body at a funeral.
Other relevent information : Planted near houses and temples for religious offerings.
Field Tips : Stem 4-angled. Bracts spinous. Calyx purplish.
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Names:
English : Sacred BasilIrula : Nai thulasi
Tamil : Nalla Thulasi
Flower:
In terminal verticils, white purplish within. Flowering peak during November-January.Fruit :
A nutlet. Fruiting throughout the year.
