Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Iris foetidissima in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 39.
today: The current name for this species is Iris foetidissima L.
original Latin diagnosis
Iris corollis imberbibus, petalis internis longitudine stigmatis, foliis ensiformibus.
English translation
Iris with corollas beardless; with petals, [the] inside [ones] with the length of the stigma; [and] with leaves ensiform.
| Iris | Iris |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| beardless; | imberbibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective imberbis, -is, -e; modifies corollis |
| with petals, | petalis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun petalum, -i |
| [the] inside [ones], | internis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective internus, -a, -um; modifies petalis |
| with the length | longitudine - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun longitudino, longitudinis |
| of the stigma; | stigmatis - genitive singular of third declension neuter noun stigma, stigmatis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| 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 |