Ocimum tenuiflorum commonly known as tulsi an aromatic perennial plant. It belongs to family lamiaceae. It is also known as holy basil or queen of herbs and has holistic property .Tulsi is a medicinal plant and is used to cure many diseases.


 It was amazing to observe the parts of Tulsi flower under the foldscope.

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 Petal cells
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 <img alt="IMG_20181203_184834" class="size-medium wp-image-91650 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91650" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543862914","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"767","shutter_speed":"0.03003003003003","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_184834" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_184834.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Cells of sepal
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 <img alt="IMG_20181203_184938" class="size-medium wp-image-91652 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91652" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543862978","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"121","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_184938" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_184938.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Trichomes in sepal
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 <img alt="IMG_20181203_182514" class="size-medium wp-image-91656 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91656" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543861514","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"410","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_182514" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_182514.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Anther releasing pollen grains
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 <img alt="IMG_20181203_184702" class="size-medium wp-image-91663 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91663" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543862823","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"204","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_184702" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_184702.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Filament and anther
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 <img alt="IMG_20181204_191020" class="size-medium wp-image-91668 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91668" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543861803","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0042625745950554","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181204_191020" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181204_191020.jpg" width="261"/>
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 Pollen grains
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 <img alt="IMG_20181203_182913" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-91818 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91818" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543861753","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0036954915003695","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_182913" data-recalc-dims="1" height="142" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_182913-1.jpg" width="300"/>

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 <img alt="IMG_20181203_185750" class="size-medium wp-image-91812 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="91812" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2","credit":"","camera":"vivo 1723","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1543863470","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.55","iso":"192","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"0"}' data-image-title="IMG_20181203_185750" data-recalc-dims="1" height="300" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_91620/IMG_20181203_185750.jpg" width="142"/>
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 Ovule of Tulsi flower
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Lovely microworld of Tulsi under foldscope

kavithasebastinjvvp | Tue, Dec 04, 2018, 9:33 AM

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