Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Narcissus pseudonarcissus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 289 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Narcissus pseudonarcissus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Narcissus spatha uniflora, nectarii limbo campanulato erecto petalo aequale.
English translation
Narcissus with a spathe one-flowered [and] of a nectary the limb campanulate, erect, [and] to the petal equal.
| Narcissus | Narcissus |
| with a spathe | spatha - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun spatha, -ae |
| one-flowered | uniflora - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective uniflorus, -a, -um; modifies spatha |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| of a nectary | nectarii - genitive singular of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| the limb | limbo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun limbus, -i |
| campanulate, | campanulato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective campanulatus, -a, -um; modifies limbo |
| erect, | erecto - ablative singular neuter, perfect passive poarticiple of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies limbo |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| to the petal | petalo - dative singular of second declension neuter noun petalum, -i |
| equal | equale [variant of aequali?] - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective aequalis, -is, -e; modifies limbo |