Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Cyperus fuscus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 46.
today: The current name for this species is Cyperus fuscus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Cyperus culmo triquetro nudo, umbella trifida[,] pedunculis simplicibus inaequalibus, spicis confertis linearibus.
English translation
Cyperus with the culm three-angled [and] naked; with an umbel [trifid?]; with peduncles simple [and] unequal; [and] with spikes packed closely together [and] linear.
| 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 seminudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
| with an umbel | umbella - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun umbella, -ae |
| [trifid]; | trifida - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective trifidus, -a, -um; modifies umbella |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| simple | simplicibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| unequal; | inaequalibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective inaequalis, -is, -e; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| packed closely together | confertis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of fourth conjugation verb confercio, confercire, confersi, confertum; modifies spicis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| linear. | linearibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies spicis |