Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia aegyptiaca in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 23.
today: The current name for this species is Salvia spinosa L.
original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis lineari-lanceolatis denticulatis, floribus petiolatis. [petiolatis was corrected to pedunculatis in the second edition of Species Plantarum.]
English translation
Salvia with leaf blades linear-lanceolate [and] denticulate; and with flowers pedunculate.
| Salvia | Salvia |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
| linear-lanceolate | lineari-lanceolatis = lineari- (combining form of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e) + lanceolatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| denticulate; | denticulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective denticulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| pedunculate; | pedunculatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective pedunculatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus [petiolatis in the first edition of Species Plantarum was corrected to pedunculatis in the second editon.] |