Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia dominica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 25.
   today: The current name for this species is Salvia dominica L.

original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis cordatis obtusis crenatis subtomentosis, corollis calyce angustioribus.

English translation
Salvia with leaf blades cordate, obtuse, crenate, [and] subtomentose; [and] with corollas at the calyx narrower.

English translation with commentary

Salvia	Salvia
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
cordate,	cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a. -um); modifies foliis
obtuse,	obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a. -um); modifies foliis
crenate,	crenatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective crenatus, -a. -um); modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
subtomentose;	subtomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subtomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with the corollas	corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae
at the calyx	calyce - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis
narrower.	angustioribus - comparative degree, ablative plural feminine of group A adjective angustus, -a, -um; modifies corollis