Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Juniperus thurifera in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1039.
today: The current name for this species is Juniperus thurifera L.
original Latin description
Juniperus foliis quadrifariam imbricatis acutis.
English translation
Juniperus with leaves in four directions, imbricate, [and] acute.
| Juniperus | Juniperus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| in four directions, | quadrifariam - adverb |
| imbricate, | imbricatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective imbricatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| acute. | acutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |