Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Nyctanthes angustifolia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 6.
today: The current name for this species is Jasminum angustifolium (L.) Willd.
original Latin description
Nyctanthes foliis obtusis lanceolatis ovatisque.
English translation
Nyctanthes with leaves obtuse, lanceolate, [and] ovate.
| Nyctanthes | Nyctanthes |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| obtuse, | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| lanceolate, | lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| ovate. | ovatisque - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um (modifies foliis) + enclitic -que (= and) |