Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Ribes cynosbati in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 202 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Ribes cynosbati L.
original Latin diagnosis
Ribes aculeis subaxillaribus, baccis aculeatis racemosis.
English translation
Ribes with prickles nearly axillary [and] with berries prickly [and] racemose.
| Ribes | Ribes |
| with prckles | aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i |
| nearly axillary | subaxillaribus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective subaxillaris, -is, -e; modifies aculeis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with berries | baccis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun bacca, -ae |
| prickly | aculeatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective aculeatus, -a, -um; modifies baccis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| racemose. | racemosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective racemosus, -a, -um; modifies baccis |