Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Violales (37)
Family: Cistaceae (15)(family description)
Genus: Halimium (5)
Epithet: ocymoides Willk. (1)
Synonyms: Cistus ocymoides Lam., Cistus sampsucifolius Cav., Helianthemum ocymoides (Lam.) Pers.
ocymoides => resembling basil
sampsucifolius => with leaves similar to Origanum majorana called sampsucum by the ancient Syrians and Egyptians