Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia pyrenaica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 25.
today: The current name for this species is Salvia verbenaca L.
original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis obtusis erosis, staminibus corolla duplo longioribus.
English translation
Salvia with leaf blades obtuse [and] erose; [and] with stamens than the corolla two times longer.
English translation with commentary
Salvia | Salvia |
with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
obtuse | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a. -um); modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
erose; | erosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective erosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
with the stamens | staminibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun stamen, staminis |
than the corolla | corolla - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae; object of longioribus |
two times | duplo - adverb; modifies longioribus |
longer. | longioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with staminibus |