142 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

► Subclass Asteridae

► Order Lamiales

► Family Lamiaceae [= Labiatae] - Mint family

► Subfamily Nepetoideae

► Tribe Ocimeae

► Genus Ocimum L. - Basil

Synonyms

Ocimum americanum Jacq.

Ocimum barrelieri Roth

Ocimum basilicum var. glabratum Benth.

Ocimum basilicum var. majus Benth.

Ocimum bullatum Lam.

Ocimum thyrsiflorum L.

Plectranthus barrelieri (Roth) Spreng.

Common names

Basil (English)

Basilie (English)

Common basil (English)

Garden basil (English)

Roman basil (English)

Sweet basil (English)

Basilic (French)

Herbe royale (French)

Oranger des savetiers (French)

Pistou (French)

 

Bosiljak (Croatian)

Bazalka pravá (Czech)

Basilik (Danish)

Basilikum (Danish)

Baziel (Dutch)

Bazielkruid (Dutch)

Koningskruid (Dutch)

Basilika (Finnish)

Basilienkraut (German)

Basilikum (German)

Echtes Basilienkraut (German)

Gartenhirnkraut (German)

Gewöhnliches Basilienkraut (German)

Königskraut (German)

Vasiliko (Greek)

Vasilikos (Greek)

Basilico (Italian)

Basilikum (Norwegian)

Basylico (Polish)

Basílico (Portuguese)

Hierba de vaquero (Portuguese)

Manjerico (Portuguese)

Базилик (Russian)

Базилик обыкновенный (Russian)

Базилик овощной (Russian)

Душистые васильки (Russian)

Bosiljak (Serbian)

Bosilje (Serbian)

Bosiok (Serbian)

Faslidjan (Serbian)

Maslidjan (Serbian)

Bazalka pravá (Slovak)

Bazalky pravej (Slovak)

Bazilika (Slovenian)

Albahaca (Spanish)

Albahaca común (Spanish)

Albahaca silvestre (Spanish)

Alhábega (Spanish)

Ocimo (Spanish)

Basilica (Swedish)

 

Alrihan (Arabic)

Háabaq nabatái (Arabic)

Habaq (Arabic)

Rihan (Egypt (Arabic))

Rehan (Hebrew)

Deban-shab (Persian)

Firanj mushk (Persian)

Rayáahn (Persian)

Reyhan (Persian)

Feslien (Turkish)

 

Babuitulsi (India (Bengali))

Baburi tulsi (India (Bengali))

Debunsha (India (Bengali))

Khubkalam (India (Bengali))

Damaro (India (Gujarati))

Damro (India (Gujarati))

Nasabo (India (Gujarati))

Sabje (India (Gujarati))

Babui tulsi (India (Hindi))

Babul (India (Hindi))

Bahari (India (Hindi))

Barbar (India (Hindi))

Kali tulsi (India (Hindi))

Ram Tulsi (India (Hindi))

Rihan (India (Hindi))

Sabzah (India (Hindi))

Kama kasturi (India (Kannada))

Kamkusturi (India (Kannada))

Ramkasturi (India (Kannada))

Sajjebiya (India (Kannada))

Tulasigidda (India (Kannada))

Paccha (India (Malayalam))

Truinitru (India (Malayalam))

Sabza (India (Marathi))

Dhalatulasi (India (Oriya))

Ajaganothika (India (Sanskrit))

Arjaka (India (Sanskrit))

Barbari (India (Sanskrit))

Manjarika (India (Sanskrit))

Munjariki (India (Sanskrit))

Surabhi (India (Sanskrit))

Tulasidevesha (India (Sanskrit))

Tungi (India (Sanskrit))

Capja (India (Tamil))

Sabja (India (Tamil))

Sada tulasi (India (Tamil))

Tirnirupachai (India (Tamil))

Tirunirrippachai (India (Tamil))

Tirunirruppaccai (India (Tamil))

Tirunitru (India (Tamil))

Tirunittru (India (Tamil))

Tirunutpatchi (India (Tamil))

Tiviragandam (India (Tamil))

Bhutulasi (India (Telugu))

Rudrajada (India (Telugu))

Rihan (India (Urdu))

Bāvarī phūl (Nepalese)

Tulasī (Nepalese)

Hintala (Sinhalese)

Sawandalata (Sinhalese)

Suwandutala (Sinhalese)

 

Pinsein (Burmese)

Ziya apyu (Burmese)

Daun kemangi (Indonesia (Malay))

Tulasiya sasyajati (Khmer)

Phak bua la pha (Laotian)

Phak bua la phe (Laotian)

Phak i tou (Laotian)

Kemangi (Malay)

Ruku-ruku (Malay)

Selasih hijau (Malay)

Horapha (Thai)

 

Luo le (Chinese)

Bajiru (Japanese)

Mebouki (Japanese)

Suiito bajiru (Japanese)

 

Basilie (Afrikaans)

Basilikum (Afrikaans)

Mrihani (Swahili)

 

Framboisin (Antilles (Fench))

Alfavaca-cheirosa (Brazil (Portuguese))

Alfavacão (Brazil (Portuguese))

Manjericão (Brazil (Portuguese))

Manjericão-graúdo (Brazil (Portuguese))

Description

Tiny white bilabiate flowers lightly tinged pink with green leaves and a greenish purple calyx and stem, the latter becoming entirely purple towards the tip of the raceme. A shrubby annual or perennial culinary herb with aromatic leaves.