Ocimum tenuiflorum

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Ocimum tenuiflorum

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Clade: Angiosperms

Clade: Eudicots

Clade: Asterids

Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae

Genus: Ocimum

Species: O. tenuiflorum

Binomial name

Ocimum tenuiflorum

L.

Synonyms[1]

Geniosporum
tenuiflorum (L.) Merr.
Lumnitzera tenuiflora (L.)
Spreng.
Moschosma
tenuiflorum (L.) Heynh.
Ocimum
anisodorum F.Muell.
Ocimum
caryophyllinum F.Muell.
Ocimum hirsutum Benth.
Ocimum inodorum Burm.f.
Ocimum monachorum L.
Ocimum sanctum L.
Ocimum
scutellarioides Willd. ex Benth.
Ocimum
subserratum B.Heyne ex Hook.f.
Ocimum
tomentosum Lam.
Ocimum
villosum Roxb. nom. illeg.
Plectranthus
monachorum (L.) Spreng.
Ocimum tenuiflorum (synonym Ocimum sanctum), commonly known as holy
basil or tulsi, is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to
the Indian subcontinent and widespread as a cultivated plant throughout
the Southeast Asian tropics.[2][3]
Tulsi is cultivated for religious and traditional medicine purposes, and also for
its essential oil. It is widely used as a herbal tea, commonly used in Ayurveda, and
has a place within the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, in which devotees perform
worship involving holy basil plants or leaves.