Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Cyperus odoratus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 46.
today: The current name for this species is Cyperus odoratus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Cyperus culmo triquetro nudo, umbella decomposita simpliciter foliosa, pedicellis distiche spicatis.
English translation
Cyperus with the culm three-angled [and] naked; with an umbel separated into pieces [and] simply leafy; [and] with pedicels distichously spicate.
| 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 |
| separated into pieces | decomposita - ablative singular feminine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb decompono, decomponere, decomposui, decompositum; modifies umbella |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| simply | simpliciter - adverb; modifies foliosa |
| leafy; | foliosa - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective foliosus, -a, -um; modifies umbella |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with pedicels | pedicellis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedicellus, -i |
| distichously | distiche - adverb; modifies spicatis |
| spicate. | spicatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective spicatus, -a, -um |