Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Cyperus arundinacea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 44.
today: The current name for this species is Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton
original Latin diagnosis
Cyperus culmo tereti folioso articulato, racemis lateralibus, spicis alternis patentibus.
English translation
Cyperus with the culm terete, leafy, [and] jointed; with racemes lateral, [and] with spikes alternate [and] spreading.
| Cyperus | Cyperus |
| with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| terete, | tereti - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective teres, teres, tere; modifies culmo |
| leafy, | folioso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective foliosus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| jointed; | articulato - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb alterno, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies culmo |
| with racemes | racemis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i |
| lateral; | lateralibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies racemis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| alternate | alternis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective alternus, -a, -um; modifies spicis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| spreading | patentibus - ablative plural feminine of present active participle of second conjugation verb pateo, patere, patui, —; modifies spicis |