Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pistacia lentiscus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1026 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Pistacia lentiscus Lam.
original Latin diagnosis
Pistacia foliis abrupte pinnatis: foliolis lanceolatis
English translation
Robinia with leaves abruptly pinnate, with the leaflets lanceolate.
| Pistacia | Pistacia |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
| abruptly | abrupte - adverb; modifies pinnatis |
| pinnate, | pinnatis - ablative plural of group A adjective pinnatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| with the leaflets | foliolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliolum, folioli |
| lanceolate. | lanceolatis - ablative plural of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliolis |