Tulasi (Sanskrit: तुलसी)

Lamiaceae (mint family) » Ocimum tenuiflorum

 

OSS-ih-mum -- from the Greek word meaning to smell, to be fragrant

ten-yoo-ee-FLOR-um -- meaning, slender flowered

SANK-tum -- meaning sacred

 

commonly known as: holy basil, sacred basil • Assamese: ভুলসী tulasi • Bengali: তুলসী tulasi • Gujarati: તુલસી tulsi, વૃંદા vrinda • Hindi: बृन्दा brinda, कठिंजर kathinjar, पर्णासी parnasi, पत्रपुष्प patra-pushp, पवित्रा pavitra, शिवालय sivalay, तुलसी tulasi, वैष्णवी vaishnavi, विष्णुवल्लभ vishnu-vallabha, वृन्दा vrinda • Kannada: ತುಳಸಿ tulasi, ವಿಷ್ಣು ತುಳಸಿ vishnu tulasi • Konkani: तुळशी tulashi • Malayalam: തുളസി thulasi • Marathi: तुळशी tulshi, तुळस tulas • Nepalese: तुलसि tulasi • Oriya: tulasi • Sanskrit: गौरी gauri, मालूकः malukah, मञ्जरीकः manjirikah, पापघ्नी papaghni, पापनाशिनी papanashini, सुरस surasa, तुलसी tulasi, वैष्णवी vaishnavi, विष्णुप्रिय vishnupriya • Tamil: சூரியகரந்தை curiya-karantai,துளசி tulasi, துழாய் tuzay • Telugu: బృంద brinda, కుక్కపాల kukka-pala, తులసి tulsi • Urdu: تلسي tulasi

 

Native to: India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines; naturalized elsewhere

 

 

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Wikipedia • Dave's Garden • Top Tropicals

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