The scientific classification of Basil and Protea includes the entire classification chart that includes kingdom, family, clade, tribe etc. A kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank. A taxonomic rank is the level that a living organisms are placed in hierarchical level of arrangement of life forms. All the living organisms are divided into kingdoms. Plant kingdom is a main classification of living organisms that include all plants. There are six kingdoms which are: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, Protista, Aschaea/Archaeabacteria and Bacteria Eubacteria. Basil and Protea kingdom and all other plants kingdom is Plantaea.
Plant family is the group of plants which have something in common. Basil and Protea family is a major factor of Basil and Protea Scientific Classification. Plant family helps you narrow the search of your plants. It also gives you idea about, how the plant looks, how the seed will be like etc. These two plant families can be different or same. Basil belongs to the family Lamiaceae and Protea belongs to the family Proteaceae.
While comparing scientific classification, Basil and Protea genus and other classification are also important. Also, when you compare Basil and Protea, other factors should also be taken into considerations like order, subfamilies, tribe, clade etc. First plant's genus is Ocimum and other plant's genus is Protea. Basil tribe is and Protea tribe is Proteae. Basil clade is Asterids and order is Lamiales whereas Protea clade is Angiosperms and Eudicots and order is Proteales. Every plant have subfamilies. Basil subfamilies are, and Protea subfamilies are Proteoideae. In this way you can compare scientific classification of Basil and Protea and other products also.