Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Papaver alpinum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 507.
today: The current name for this species is Papaver alpinum L.
original Latin diagnosis
Papaver capsula hispida, scapo unifloro nudo hispido, foliis bipinnatis.
English translation
Papaver with a capsule hispid; with a scape one-flowered, naked, [and] hispid; [and] with leaf blades bipinnate.
English translation with commentary
Papaver | Papaver |
with a capsule | capsula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun capsula, -ae |
hispid; | hispida - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective hispidus, -a, -um); modifies capsula |
with a scape | scapo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun scapus, -i |
one-flowered, | unifloro - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective uniflorus, -a, -um; modifies scapo |
naked, | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies scapo |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
hispid; | hispido - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective hispidus, -a, -um; modifies scapo |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
bipinnate. | bipinnatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective bipinnatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |