Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Juniperus bermudiana in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1039.
today: The current name for this species is Juniperus bermudiana L.
original Latin description
Juniperus foliis inferioribus ternis: superioribus binis decurrentibus subulatis patulis acutis.
English translation
Juniperus with leaves, the lower in threes; the upper in twos, decurrent, subulate, spreading, [and] acute.
| Juniperus | Juniperus |
| with leaves, | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| the lower | inferioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective inferus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |
| in threes, | ternis - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective terni, -ae, =a; agrees with foliis |
| the upper | superioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective superus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |
| paired, | binis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective bini, binae, bina; modifies foliis |
| decurrent, | decurrentibus - ablative plural neuter of present active participle of third conjugation verv decurro, decurrere, decurri, decursum; agrees with foliis |
| subulate, | subulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |
| spreading, | patulis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective patulus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| acute. | acutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |