Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Rubus parvifolius in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1197 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Rubus parvivolius L.
original Latin diagnosis
Rubus foliis ternatis subtus tomentosis, caule petiolisque aculeis recurvis.
English translation
Rubus with leaf blades ternate [and] below tomentose; [and] with a stem and petioles with prickles recurved.
| Rubus | Rubus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ternate | ternatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ternatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| below | subtus - adverb |
| tomentose; | tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| and petioles | petiolisque - petiolis (ablative plural of second declension masculine noun petiolus, -i) + -que (and) |
| with prickles | aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i |
| recurved | recurvis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective recurvus, -a, -um; modifies aculeis |