Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Nyctanthes undulata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 6.
today: The current name for this species is Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton
original Latin description
Nyctanthes foliis ovatis acuminatis undulatis, ramis teretibus.
English translation
Nyctanthes with leaves ovate, acuminate, [and] undulate; with branches terete.
| Nyctanthes | Nyctanthes |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate, | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| acuminate, | acuminatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acuminatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| undulate; | undulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective undulatus, -a, -um; 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; agrees with ramis |