Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pinus sylvestris in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1000 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Pinus sylvestris L.
original Latin description
Pinus foliis geminis: primordialis solitariis glabris.
English translation
Pinus with leaves two together, the first-formed solitary [an] glabrou.
| Pinus | Pinus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| two together, | geminis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective geminus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| the first-formed | primordialibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective primordialis, -is, -e; agrees with foliis |
| solitary | solitariis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| glabrous. | glabris - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective glaber, glabra, glabrum; agrees with foliis |