Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia indica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 26.
   today: The current name for this species is Salvia indica L.

original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis cordatis acute crenatis: summis sessilibus, verticillis subnudis remotissimis.

English translation
Salvia with leaf blades cordate [and] sharply crenate: the uppermost sessile; with verticils nearly naked [and] very distant.

English translation with commentary

Salvia	Salvia
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
cordate	cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
sharply	acute - adverb; modifies crenatis
crenate,	crenatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective crenatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
the uppermost	summis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae
sessile;	sessilibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e; modifies foliis
with verticils	verticillis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun verticillus, -i
nearly naked;	subnudis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective subnudus, -a, -um; modifies verticillis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
very distant.	remotissimis - superlative degree, ablative plural masculine of group A adjective remotus, -a, -um; modifies verticillis