Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Gladiolus imbricatus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 37 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Gladiolus imbricatus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Gladiolus foliis ensiformibus, floribus imbricatis.
English translation
Gladiolus with leaves ensiform; [and] with flowers imbricate.
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ensiform; | ensiformibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective ensiformis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| imbricate. | imbricatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective imbricatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus |