Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Phillyrea latifolia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 8.
today: The current name for this species is Phillyrea latifolia L.
original Latin description
Phillyrea foliis cordato-ovatis serratis.
English translation
Phillyrea with leaves cordate-ovate [and] serrate.
Phillyrea | Phillyrea |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
cordate-ovate |
cordato-ovatis - combining form of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um + ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
[and] | added for smoother reading |
serrate. | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |