Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Scrophularia orientalis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 620 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Scrophularia orientalis L.
original Latin diagnosis
Scrophularia foliis lanceolato-linearibus acute serratis: inferne incisis, racemo composito.
English translation
Scrophularia with leaf blades lanceolate-linear, sharply serrate, [and] toward the base deeply cut; [and] with a raceme [compound?].
| Scrophularia | Scrophularia |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lanceolate-linear, | lanceolato-linearibus - lanceolato- (combining form of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um) + linearibus (ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e); modifies foliis |
| sharply | acute - adverb; modifies sinuatis |
| serrate, | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| toward the base | inferne - adverb |
| deeply cut; | incisis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb incido, incidere, incidi, incisum; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a raceme | racemo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i |
| [compound?]. | composito - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb compono, componere, composui, compositum; modifies racemo |