Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia pomifera in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 24.
   today: The current name for this species is Salvia pomifera L.

original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis lanceolato-ovatis integris crenulatis, floribus spicatis, calycibus obtusis.

English translation
Salvia with leaf blades lanceolate-ovate, entire, [and] crenulate; with flowers spicate; [and] with calyces obtuse.

English translation with commentary

Salvia	Salvia
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
lanceolate-ovate,	lanceolato-ovatis - lanceolato- (combining form of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um) + ovatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis
entire,	integris - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integer, integra, integrum; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
crenulate;	crenulate - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective crenulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis [to be determined: What did Linnaeus mean by saying that leaf blades are both entire and crenulate?]
with flowers	floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
spicate;	spicatis - ablative plural of group A adjective spicatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with calyces	calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine nouncalyx, calicis
obtuse.	obtusis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies calycibus