Ocimum

Ocimum L. Engl.: basil. Deu.: Basilikum. Suom.: basilika. Sven.: basilika.

2.1 Basil

Culinary herbfaq: single herbs.

Photo: Ocimum basilicum 8.

Photo: Ocimum basilicum 8. Cultivars, top row: 'Purple Ruffles', 'Spicy Globe', 'Genovese', 'Mammoth', Greek, Thai, holy basil. Bottom row: 'Red Rubin', red, cinnamon, lime, lemon, Thai, Lemon and vanilla. Some of these are O. sanctum, tenuifolium, minimum and americanum. Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 2006-09-18.