Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Jasminum officinale in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 7.
today: The current name for this species is Jasminum officinale L.
original Latin description
Jasminum foliis oppositis pinnatis.
English translation
Jasminum with leaves opposite [and] pinnate.
| Jasminum | Jasminum |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| opposite | oppositis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oppositus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| pinnate. | pinnate - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective pinnatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |