Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Piper reticulatum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 29.
today: The current name for this species is Piper reticulatum L.
original Latin diagnosis
Piper foliis cordatis quinquenerviis reticulatis.
English translation
Piper with leaf blades cordate, five-veined, [and] reticulate.
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 |
five-veined, | quinquenerviis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective quinquenervius, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
reticulate. | reticulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective rugosus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |