Ocimum basilicum (Basil)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Lamiales	Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
Family	Lamiaceae	Mint family
Genus	Ocimum	New Latin, from Latin, basil, from Greek ōkimon
Species	basilicum	From Latin basilius, and the Greek βασιλικόν φυτόν (basilikón phytón), ”royal/kingly plant,“ possibly because the plant was believed to have been used in production of royal perfumes