about the leaf, inflorescence, sexual method all other details
2006-10-30 00:34:45 · 2 answers · asked by ameer hussain 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Ocimum basilicum
Family: Lamiaceae
Species: Ocimum basilicum L.
Common name: Sweet Basil
Uses: It is largely used in traidtional medicine to bronchitis, coughs, sore throat, headache, stomach cramps, nausea, general pain, and antiseptic.
Nature: It is a tender low-growing herb, originally native to tropical Asia. It grows to between 20–60 cm tall, with opposite, light green, silky leaves 1.5–5 cm long and 1–3 cm broad.
Basil is very sensitive to cold, with best growth in hot, dry conditions.
Flowers: The flowers are quite big, white in colour and arranged in a terminal spike. Unusual among Lamiaceae, the four stamens and the pistil are not pushed under the upper lip of the corolla, but lay over the inferior.
Pollination: After entomophilous pollination, the corolla falls off and four round achenes develop inside the bilabiate calyx. The plant tastes somewhat like anise, with a strong, pungent, sweet smell.
2006-10-30 00:49:38 · answer #1 · answered by Rohini karthikeyan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-30 08:52:22 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋