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Which inflorescence is found in tulsi?


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Inflorescence:

  1. The arrangement of flowers on the floral axis is termed inflorescence.
  2. A kind of inflorescence in which the flowers are aligned in a seeming whorl, comprising a pair of opposite axillary, generally sessile cymes is verticillaster inflorescence.
  3. A verticillaster refers to a fascicle with the composition of a dichasium, it is a common feature among the members of the Lamiaceae family.
  4. Lamiaceae is a family of flowering plants generally known as the sage or mint family.
  5. Some examples are basil, mint, rosemary, lavender, etc.
  6. Tulsi or holy basil is a member of the family Lamiaceae, it exhibits verticillaster inflorescence.
  7. In tulsi, two flower clusters each comprising three to nine flowers develop on a node on the axis of opposite leaves.


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