Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Piper pellucidum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 30.
today: The current name for this species is Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunthe
original Latin diagnosis
Piper foliis cordatis petiolatis, caule herbaceo.
English translation
Piper with leaf blades cordate [and] petiolate; [and] with a stem herbaceous.
English translation with commentary
Piper | Piper |
with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
cordate | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
petiolate; | petiolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective petiolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
herbaceous. | herbaceo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective herbaceus, -a, -um); modifies caule |