Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pinus taeda in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1000 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Pinus taeda L.
Latin description
Pinus foliis ternis.
English translation
Pinus with leaves in threes.
Pinus | Pinus |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
three together. | ternis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective terni, -ae, -a; modifies foliis |