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Holy Basil
Holy Basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Indian subcontinent
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This aromatic perennial herb grows wild across the Indian subcontinent. Its leaves release a chemical cloud that kills nearby mosquito larvae in water.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Ocimum
Species
Ocimum tenuiflorum