Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Iris versicolor in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 39.
today: The current name for this species is Limniris versicolor (L.) Rodion.
original Latin description
Iris corollis imberbibus, germinibus subtrigonis, caule tereti, foliis ensiformibus.
English translation
Iris with corollas beardless, with ovaries subtrigonous, with stem terete, [and] with leaves ensiform.
| Iris | Iris |
| with corollas | corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| beardless, | imberbibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective imberbis, -is, -e; modifies corollis |
| with ovaries | germinibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun germen, germinis |
| subtrigonous, | subtrigonis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subtrigonus, -a, -um; modifies germinibus |
| with stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| terete, | tereti - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective teres, teres, teres; modifies caule |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ensiform. | ensiformibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective ensiformis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |