Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Jasminum odoratissimum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 7.
today: The current name for this species is Jasminum odoratissimum L.
original Latin description
Jasminum foliis alternis ternatis pinnatisque, ramis teretibus.
English translation
Jasminum with leaves alternate, ternate, and pinnate; with branches terete.
| Jasminum | Jasminum |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| alternate, | alternis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective alternus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| ternate, | ternatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ternatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| and pinnate; | pinnatisque - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective pinnatus, -a, -um + enclitic -que (= and); modifies foliis |
| with branches | ramis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun ramus, -i |
| terete. | teretibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective teres, -es, -e (refers to cross-section); modifies ramis |