Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Narcissus jonquilla in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 290 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Narcissus jonquilla L.
original Latin diagnosis
Narcissus spatha multiflora, nectario campanulato brevi, foliis subulatis.
English translation
Narcissus with a spathe many-flowered; with a nectary campanulate [and] short; [and] with leaf blades subulate.
| Narcissus | Narcissus |
| with a spathe | spatha - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun spatha, -ae |
| many-flowered; | multiflora - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective multiflorus, -a, -um; modifies spatha |
| with a nectary | nectario - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| campanulate | campanulato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective campanulatus, -a, -um; modifies nectario |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| short; | brevi - ablative singular neuter of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; modifies nectario |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| subulate. | subulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |