Ocimum carnosum
Family: Lamiaceae
What it is like
A herb.
Where it is found
It is a subtropical plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Brazil, South America
How it is used for food
It is used to flavour mate and also meat and fish dishes.
Edible parts
Leaves - flavouring, flowers
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Alfavaca-do-mato, Anis
Synonyms
Lumnitzera carnosa Spreng.; Ocimum atrovirens Bartl.; Ocimum selloi Benth.; and others