Thai Basil Growing in Djibouti

Solanum315 · May 22, 2019

So I’ve been to Djibouti a couple times now and I have noticed that a variety very similar to Thai basil is grown in public spaces. Sometimes it is clearly cultivated and sometimes it appears wild. The plant is bigger than most Thai basil I’ve seen but the flavor is and appearance of the leaves is the same. Probably a long shot but does anyone know how this plant made it to East Africa?

Worth1 · May 23, 2019

Easy, it is right smack dab in the middle of the ancient trade routs.

Solanum315 · June 23, 2019

That would be amazing but makes a lot of sense. I should present this hypothesis as fact and market it as a super rare trade route basil...jk.

May 22, 2019	#1
Solanum315 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 244	Thai Basil Growing in Djibouti So I’ve been to Djibouti a couple times now and I have noticed that a variety very similar to Thai basil is grown in public spaces. Sometimes it is clearly cultivated and sometimes it appears wild. The plant is bigger than most Thai basil I’ve seen but the flavor is and appearance of the leaves is the same. Probably a long shot but does anyone know how this plant made it to East Africa? __________________ Scott http://worldtomatoes.blogspot.com/

June 23, 2019	#3
Solanum315 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 244	That would be amazing but makes a lot of sense. I should present this hypothesis as fact and market it as a super rare trade route basil...jk. __________________ Scott http://worldtomatoes.blogspot.com/

May 23, 2019	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Easy, it is right smack dab in the middle of the ancient trade routs.