Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Cistus guttatus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 526 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Tuberaria guttata (L.) Fourr.
original Latin diagnosis
Cistus herbaceus exstipulatus, foliis oppositis trinerviis, racemis ebracteatis.
English translation
Cistus herbaceous [and] without stipules; with leaves opposite, [the leaf blades] three-nerved; [and] with racemes without bracts.
| Cistus | Cistus |
| herbaceous | herbaceus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective herbaceus, -a, -um; modifies Cistus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| without stipules; | exstipulatus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective exstipulatus, -a, -um; modifies Cistus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| opposite, | oppositis - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective oppositus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [the leaf blades] | [added for clarity] |
| three-nerved; | trinerviis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective trinervius, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with racemes | racemis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i |
| without bracts. | ebracteatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective ebracteatus, -a, -um; modifies racemis |