बन तुलसी(Ban tulsi) Normally Crotons are popular foliage plants. This is a wild species of croton. Due to the resemblance of the leaves and flower cymes to that of Tulsi, this plant is often called Ban Tulsi (jungle tulsi) It is a small annual herb, growing up to 1-2 ft tall. Alternately arranged leaves, 3-5 cm long, are lance-shaped, with a toothed margin. Small white flowers are borne in 3-8 cm long racemes at the end of branches. Flowers have 5 sepals and 5 petals and numerous long stamens protruding out. Fruit is a 5 mm oblong capsule, with a warty surface. Ban tulshi is grown abundantly in the rural areas of Malda, West Bengal, and is used as both a fuel and a detergent. First the stems and branches of ban tulshi are used as fuel. Then the ash is collected and kept in a bottle for five or six days. The ash is put in warm water and used as a detergent for cleaning cotton garments. Flowering: September-November. Common name: #Bantulsi • Bengali: बन तुलसी • Hindi: #KalaBhangra • Tamil: ரயில் பூண்டு #Reilpoondu • Kannada: ಅಲ್ಪಭೇದಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Alpa #bedhi soppu • Nepali: मिर्चैया झार #Mirchaiya #Jhaar Botanical name: #Croton bonplandianus Family: #Euphorbiaceae (castor family) #plants #tulsi #flora #herbs #herbal #floraphotography #flowers #botany #botanyphotography #ayurveda #ayurvedaherbs #jaipur #rajasthan #india #whiteflowers #leaves #leafs #naturephotography #naturelovers #nature #greenery #india 📷---- @ankityogi9 (at Jaipur, Rajasthan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTxSibdrMU5/?utm_medium=tumblr