Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Gratiola dubia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 17.
today: The current name for this species is Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell
original Latin description
Gratiola floribus pedunculatis, foliis ovatis crenatis.
English translation
Gratola with flowers pedunculate; with leaf blades ovate [and] crenate.
| Gratiola | Gratiola |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| pedunculate; | pedunculatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective pedunculatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| crenate. | crenatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective crenatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |