Talk:Thai basil

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This is not Thai Basil, Thai Basil is very distinctive. Many times Holy or Sacred basil is substitued, as it is here. It is very difficult to locate in the U.S. (preceding comment left on main article page by this user 71.219.73.183 ) Zero sharp 06:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Hairy Leaves

Just how hairy are the leaves?

The DarkArcher was here (talk) 19:00, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Not very. But sometimes the stems are a bit purple.(ChocoCereal (talk) 04:41, 29 October 2008 (UTC))

Different?

Is Thai basil "cinnamon basil"? Is it "sweet basil"? Is Thai basil a specie or a variety? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.20.5.97 (talk) 03:28, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

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Cleaning up article

This article is in need of a good cleanup. Part of the problem is that the article both discusses Thai basil as one particular variety and discusses the three different types of basil used by Thais. Ideally, the latter would go into some other article, such as the Thai cuisine article or the main basil article (which itself needs to be rewritten to separate "basil" as a group (i.e., Ocimum spp.) from "sweet basil" (O. basilicum). In any event, it might be worthwhile to make this article about O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora, but devote a section to discussing the three varieties of basil in this article, since I would imagine a lot of people would expect to see that discussion in an article about Thai basil. Talu42 (talk) 03:14, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

This still is a problem over ten years later. I just came here to write a similar notice because of a related problem: Currently sweet basil redirects to Genovese basil, while at the same time being used here (if I understand the first sentence of the Taxinomy section correctly) as a synonym for the whole species. I therefore support your suggestions. (Since I'm currently not very active on WP, please consider sending me e-mail.) ◅ Sebastian Helm 🗨 17:14, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

I agree that this article needs to be cleaned up a bit. There are a number of inclusions in the article that are just fluff (e.g., how it's referred to in different languages) or entirely irrelevant (e.g., uses of basil in Thai cuisine), and lack of specific information about the cultivar itself. Yet in removing these parts to begin cleaning up the article and making room for precise information the edits were reverted by other editors, so am curious about what about this is necessary to be on the page. ~2025-38484-02 (talk) 14:19, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

This is an issue I'm seeing with other articles like Thai eggplant and Lao eggplant. Multiple distinct cultivars being described as if 1. There's no easy way to fix it. TansoShoshen (talk) 06:35, 24 December 2025 (UTC)