Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Antholyza cunonia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 37 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Gladiolus cunonia (L.) Gaertn.
original Latin diagnosis
Antholyza staminibus omnibus adscendentibus.
English translation
Antholyza with stamens all ascending.
| Antholyza | Antholyza |
| with stamens | staminibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun stamen, staminis |
| all | omnibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective omnis, -is, -e; modifies staminibus |
| ascending. | adscendentibus - ablative plural neuter of present active participle of third conjugation verb adscendo, adscendere, adscendi, adscensum; modifies staminibus |