African Blue Basil - Ratu Talaa

Beautiful Basil
  • Beautiful Basil

  • Common Classification
    Common NamesAfrican Blue Basil, Opal Basil
    Sinhala NameRath Tala, Ratu Tala,
    Scientific Classification
    FamilyLamiaceae
    GenusOcimum
    Scientific NameOcimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum
    SynonymOcimum basilicum x purpurea
    Ecology
    CategoryOrnamental
    Growth HabitSmall-Shrub
    DurationPerennial
    OriginIntroduced
    StatusCultivate
    Property
    Culinary / EdibleNo
    Use as HerbNo
    Other UseNo
    Poisoned / ToxinNo
    SLF 0000

inflorescence of Ratu Tala - African Blue Basil

African Blue Basil plant commonly called in English as 'Blue Basil' is a hybrid verities of Ocimum kilimandscharicum, which is native plant to Africa. Other version of Hybrid Basil is Ocimum basilicum var. purpureum which is called "Dark Opal Basil". It is now naturalized on home gardens in Sri Lanka as a ornamental plant. Young plants are closely related to Ocimum tenuiflorum which is introduced plant from India, called 'Sacred Basil' or 'Tulsi'. Therefore, African Blue Basil is misuse as Tulsi plant and often cultivate on home gardens.

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