Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Malva coromandeliana in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 687 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke
original Latin diagnosis
Malva foliis ovato-oblongis acute serratis, capsulis tricuspidatis.
English translation
Malva with leaf blades ovate-oblong [and] sharply serrate, [and] with capsules tricuspid.
| Malva | Malva |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate-oblong, | ovato-oblongis - ovato- (combining form of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um) + oblongis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| sharply | acute - adverb; modifies sinuatis |
| serrate, | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with capsules | capsulis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun capsula |
| tricuspid. | tricuspidis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective tricuspidus, -a, -um; modifies capsulis |