Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench, Suppl. Meth. 143 1802. (Syn: Basilicum polystachyon var. stereocladum Briq.; Lehmannia ocymoidea Jacq. ex Steud.; Lumnitzera ocimoides Jacq. ex Spreng.; Lumnitzera polystachyon (L.) J.Jacq. ex Spreng.; Moschosma dimidiatum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth.; Moschosma polystachyon (L.) Benth.; Ocimum dimidiatum Schumach. & Thonn.; Ocimum moschatum Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Ocimum polystachyon L.; Ocimum tashiroi Hayata; Ocimum tenuiflorum Burm. f.; Perxo polystachyon (L.) Raf.; Plectranthus micranthus Spreng.; Plectranthus parviflorus R.Br. [Illegitimate]; Plectranthus polystachyus (L.) Rchb.); .
ocimum like herb Hooghly 61-12-12 sk2: Species : UNKNOWN H & H : wild herb, about 1.5 ft, leaves don’t have any aroma Date : 15/12/12, 2.43 p.m. Place : Hooghly I think Ocimum gratissimum. Found :-
My species looks close to O. gratissimum, but –
Any chance of Moschosma polystachyum Benth. (Bengal Plants. ii. 845) = Ocimum polystachyon Willd. (F.I. iii. 18) ? But i am not against O. gratissimum, only that this plant exudes no smell. Close up of flower should help. flowers of this genus are so distinctive. You may compare with mine I may very well be wrong but this plant seems to be different than the one in my earlier upload. If this is O. gratissimum then the plant in the link above is certainly some other species. may be its Moschosma Thank you Sir for the probable ID. I found this plant on the border of an agricultural land. Hi, this plant is not Ocimum. It is Basilicum polystachyon, found everywhere. It is a monotypic plant in Lamiaceae, earlier considered as Ocimum. No doubt. Type the name in google and confirm yourself. Thank you very much, found the page on this taxon in The Plant List and in GRIN. To me this looks very like Perilla frutescens and this is reinforced by the comment that it does not have a strong smell. While some pictures of Perilla frutescens found in google-search look like this plant, the leaves of Perilla frutescens seem to be acute as have been described in Flora of Pakistan – http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200019964. Moreover, the same description informs Perilla frutescens is strongly aromatic. I am not sure which taxon i should place this plant to. .
Basilicum polystachyon for Validation from Kaithal::NS Sept 01 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5). You are correct …, it is Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench (= Moschosma polystachyon (L.) Benth.) Lamiaceae, an erect herb usually grow in the moist habitats Thanks … this is not common in our area, though.. New to me … Never seen it in our area. (Uttarakhand) Thanks for the information … not common in our place either.. .
Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Basilicum polystachyon from Kaithal- NS May 91/91 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) This is an uncommon herb, I got this near my native place in Kaithal District of Haryana.. Basilicum polystachyon … nice pics .
Lamiaceae, id assistance sp5515 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)- 1 MB each. Please help I’d this plant. …, from your photos I feel it is Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench. formerly Moschosma polystachyon (L.) Benth. Unfortunately the place of collection was not mentioned. Possibility of Ocimum sp. also there. Based on photo I cannot pin point. The plant was photographed from medicinal garden at bandodkar college, Thane. I will try to get some more detailed photographs .
Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: FOR ID :: Ocimum / Salvia :: Near Saphale Ghat :: DVMAY113/113 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Ocimum ¿ species ? Please ID … not sure of dimensions. Hoping it to be some species of Ocimum or would it be Salvia. Growing in scrub vegetation. at base of Saphale Ghat on September 28, 2009 Thank you … for sharing, please check probability of Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench. It is Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench, of Lamiaceae. found along rice fields, canals etc., . Regarding identification of the species Anugul Odisha March 2023: 5 high res. images. Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench . . 759 ID wild plant: 13 high res. images. Location: Palakkad Kerala INDIA Altitude: 300fsl Flower date: 08NOV2025, 09.30pm Habitat: wild moisture sloppy grassy land Plant habit: small erect branched herb, weak quadrangular spiked stem 10mm base circumference, annual Height: 01.5 feet Leaves: opposite cordate acute leathery wavy serrated margins, size upto: 07×04cm Flower: spike inflorescence in branch terminals, clustered, pinkish white, non fragrant, diameter:01.5mm Fruit: Seed: I think Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench. Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench Yes, it is Basilicum polystachyon, dear …, thank you very for ID my plant.
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