Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Robinia caragana in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 722 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Caragana arborescens Lam.
original Latin diagnosis
Robinia pedunculis simplicissimis, foliis abrupte pinnatis.
English translation
Robinia with peduncles strictly unbranched and with leaves abruptly pinnate.
| Robinia | Robinia |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| strictly unbranched | simplicissimis - superlative degree, ablative plural masculine of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies pedunculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| 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 |