Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Common name:
Heilige basiliekruid, Black tulsi, Holy basil, Ocimum sanctum
Family:
Lamiaceae (Mint)
Distribution:
Southeast Asia
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
It has an important role within the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, in which devotees perform worship involving holy basil plants or leaves. This plant is revered as an elixir of life.
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Locations
1:
Plants and people - crops, medicinal, etc.
(Plants and people)
• Accession: 2021-231/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2:
Seed Store
• Accession: 2016-303 • Provenance: Horticultural
Area
Individual