Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Cyperus esculentus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 45.
today: The current name for this species is Cyperus esculentus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Cyperus culmo triquetro nudo, umbella foliosa, radicum tuberibus ovatis: zonis imbricatis.
English translation
Cyperus with the culm three-angled [and] naked; with an umbel leafy, [and] of the roots with tubers ovate: with zones imbricate.
| Cyperus | Cyperus |
| with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
| three-angled | triquetro - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective triquetrus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| naked; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| with an umbel | umbella - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun umbella, -ae |
| leafy; | foliosa - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective foliosus, -a, -um; modifies umbella |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| of the roots | radicum - genitive plural of third declension feminine noun radix, radicis |
| with tubers | tuberibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun tuber, tuberis |
| ovate: | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies tuberibus |
| with zones | zonis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun zona, -ae |
| imbricate. | imbricatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective imbricatus, -a, -um; modifies zonis |