Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Lonicera nigra in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 173 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Lonicera nigra L.
original Latin diagnosis
Lonicera pedunculis bifloris, baccis distinctis, foliia serratis.
English translation
Lonicera with peduncles two-flowered; with berries distinct; [and] with leaf blades serrate.
| Lonicera | Lonicera |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| two-flowered; | bifloris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective biflorus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |
| with berries | baccis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun bacca, -ae |
| distinct; | distinctis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective distinctus, -a, -um; modifies baccis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| serrate. | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |