Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Antholyza ringens in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 37 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Babiana ringens (L.) Ker-Gawl.
original Latin diagnosis
Antholyza stamine unico declinato.
English translation
Antholyza with a stamen single [and] sloped downward.
| Antholyza | Antholyza |
| with a stamen | stamine - ablative singular of third declension neuter noun stamen, staminis |
| single | unico - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective unicus, -a, -um; modifies stamine |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| sloped downward. | declinato - ablative singular neuter of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb declino, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies stamine |