Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Iris persica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 40.
today: The current name for this species is Iris persica L.
original Latin diagnosis
Iris corollis imberbibus, foliis subulato-caniculatis caule longioribus.
English translation
Iris with corollas beardless; [and] with leaves subulate-caniculate [and] than the stem longer.
| 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 |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| subulate-caniculate | subulato-caniculatis - subulato- (combining form of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um) + canaliculatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective canaliculatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| than the stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis; object of brevioribus |
| longer. | longioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |