Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Gentiana acaulis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 228 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Gentiana acaulis L.
original Latin diagnosis
Gentiana corolla quinquefida, campanulata caulem excedente.
English translation
Gentiana with a corolla five-cleft, campanulate, [and] the stem exceeding..
| Gentiana | Gentiana |
| with a corolla | corolla - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| five-cleft, | quinquefida - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective quinquefidus, -a, -um; modifies corolla |
| campanulate, | campanulata - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective campanulatus, -a, -um; modifies corolla |
| the stem | caulem - accusative singular of third declension noun caulis, caulis; object of excedente |
| exceeding. | excedente - ablative singular feminine of present active participle of third conjugation verb excedom excedere, excessi, excessum; agrees with corolla [i.e., the corolla exceeds the stem] |