Native Range
Native to Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia.
आजची वनस्पती
Ocimum tenuiflorum
तुळसHerb
तुळस ही पवित्र सुगंधी बहुवार्षिक वनस्पती असून भारतीय संस्कृतीत तिला देवीस्वरूप मानले जाते; आयुर्वेदात तिचा वापर श्वसन व प्रतिकारशक्तीसाठी होतो.
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusOcimum
NativeIndian Subcontinent
LifespanPerennial; typically 2–3 productive years before woody senescence
Regional / Multilingual Information
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Indian Languages
Englishहिन्दीमराठीसंस्कृतम्தமிழ்বাংলাಕನ್ನಡമലയാളം
EnglishHoly BasilEN
हिन्दीतुलसीHI
मराठीतुळसMR
संस्कृतम्तुलसीSA
தமிழ்துளசிTA
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