Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Justicia adhatoda in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 15.
today: The current name for this species is Adhatoda vasica Nees
original Latin description
Justicia arborea, foliis lanceolato-ovatis, bracteis ovatis persistentibus, corollarum galea concava.
English translation
Justicia tree-like; with leaves lanceolate-ovate; with bracts ovate [and] persisting; of the corollas with a hood concave.
Justicea | Justicea |
tree-like; | arborea - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective arboreus; modifies Justicia |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
lanceolate-ovate; | lanceolato-ovatis - combining form of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um + ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
with bracts | bracteis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun bractea, -ae |
ovate | ovatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies bracteis |
[and] | added for smoother reading |
persisting; | persistentibus - ablative plural feminine of present active participle of third conjugation verb persisto, persistere, perstiti, —; modifies bracteis |
of the corollas | corallarum - genetive plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
with a hood | galea - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun galea, -ae |
concave. | concava - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective concavus, -a, -um |