Clump-forming perennial herb ; up to 50 cm high , pleasantly aromatic . Stems erect or ascending , qaudrangular , much branched , woody at base , adpressed pubescent or with retrorse hairs , dense on the inflorescence axi ; usually young shoots present in the axils of leaves . Leaves 10-50 x 8-25 mm , opposite , ovate , base cineate to obtuse , apex acute to obtuse , margins entire to obscurely serrate , or crisped white-pubescent , or glabrous , gland dotted on both surfaces . Inflorescences (verticils) in whorls of six flowers at intervals along the erect spike ; bracts ovate ; pedicel up to 1-4 mm , slightly curved , ± flattened . Flowers pale mauve to purple ; calyx 2-lipped , 4-5 mm , enlarging to 7 mm in fruit , pilose , gland-dotted ; upper lip 2-3 mm , rounded , larger than the lower lip ; lower lip with 4 spinescent teeth , central narrow triangular , laterals broadly ovate ; corolla pale pink , strongly 2-lipped , tubular below , 10-12 mm ; tube 5 mm , funnel-shaped , exceeding the calyx ; upper
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Becium stirbeyi (Volkens & Schweinf.) Cufod.
Ocimum menthifolium Hochst. ex Benth.
Ocimum piliferum Briq.
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Basil
Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "As are basil species elsewhere in the world, it is admired for the strong, spicy perfume which it gives out when bruised or crushed. Bunches were tucked behind the ear so that the wearer could benefit from its pleasant smell throughout the day. Leaves were rubbed between the hands and over the body as a perfume and a deodorant. Bunches were held to the nose when visiting the sick, going through a place with a bad smell or past something foul-smelling such as a decomposing carcase, or passing through an area of epidemic. This was largely because to breathe i 'tainted' air was considered to be dangerous to the health. Fainting fits and dizziness were treated by holding a few crushed leaves to the nose of the sick person. Leaves were crushed and the juice put into the nose of someone with a stuffy
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*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
