Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pinguicula vulgaris in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 17.
today: The current name for this species is Pinguicula vulgaris L.
original Latin description
Pinguicula nectario cylindraceo longitudine petali.
English translation
Pinguicula with a nectary cylindric [and] with the length of a petal.
| Pinguicula | Pinguicula |
| with a nectary | nectario - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| cylindric | cylindraceo - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective cylindraceus, -a, -um; modifies nectario |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with the length | longitudine - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun longitudo, longitudinis |
| of a petal. | petali - genitive singular of second declension neuter noun petalum, -i |