Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Juniperus phoenicea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1040.
today: The current name for this species is Juniperus phoenicea L.
original Latin description
Juniperus foliis ternis obliteratis imbricatis obtusis.
English translation
Juniperus with leaves in threes, weakly developed, imbricate, [and] obtuse.
| Juniperus | Juniperus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| in threes, | ternis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective terni, -ae, -a; modifies foliis |
| weakly developed, | obliteratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obliteratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| imbricate, | imbricate - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective imbricatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| obtuse. | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |