Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Curcuma longa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 2.
today: The current name for this species is Curcuma longa L.
original Latin description
Curcuma foliis lanceolatis; nervis lateralibus numerosissimis.
English translation
Curcuma with leaves lanceolate; with nerves lateral [and] very numerous.
| Curcuma | Curcuma |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lanceolate | lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| with nerves | nervis - ablative plural masculine of second declension noun nervus, -i |
| lateral | lateralibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies nervis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| very numerous. | numerosissimis - superlative degree, ablative plural neuter of group A adjective numerosus, -a, -um |