Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Narcissus serotinus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 290 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Narcissus serotinus L.
original Latin diagnosis
Narcissus spatha uniflora, nectario brevissimo sexpartito.
English translation
Narcissus with a spathe one-flowered, with a nectary very short [and] six-parted.
| 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 |
| with a nectary | nectario - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| very short, | brevissimo - superlative degree, ablative singular neuter of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; modifies nectario |
| [and], | [added for smoother reading] |
| six-parted. | sexpartito - perfect passive participle, ablative singular neuter of fourth conjugation verb sexpartio, sexpartire, sexpartivi, sexpartitum; modifies nectario |