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Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Ocimum basilicum (Basil) (Variety "Crispum")

Vēmpu tuḷaci vaittiyam / eḻutiyavar S. A. Cūcairājā.

The tale of the tulsi plant and other studies / by C.A. Kincaid.

Tuḷaciyiṉ perumai / Ci. Araṅkacāmi Reṭṭiyārāl veḷiyiṭappaṭṭatu.

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