Ocimum basilicum, Sweet Basil - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Sweet Basil, Basil, Thai basil

Botanical name & synonyms: Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum album, Ocimum anisatum, Ocimum barrelieri, Ocimum bullatum, Ocimum caryophyllatum, Ocimum chevalieri, Ocimum ciliare, Ocimum ciliatum, Ocimum citrodorum, Ocimum cochleatum, Ocimum dentatum, Ocimum hispidum, Ocimum integerrimum, Ocimum lanceolatum, Ocimum laxum, Ocimum majus, Ocimum medium, Ocimum minus, Ocimum nigrum Ocimum odorum, Ocimum scabrum, Ocimum simile, Ocimum thyrsiflorum, Plectranthus barrelieri

Family: Mint, deadnettle (Lamiaceae, Labiatae)

• native to tropical Africa and Asia
  

• annual to perennial
  

• 15 to 50cm
  

• culinary herb, medicinal plant, aromatic herb
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 1 gram