Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Solanum carolinense in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 187 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Solanum carolinense L.
original Latin diagnosis
Solanum caule aculeato fruticoso, foliis hastato-angulatis: aculeis utrinque tectis, racemis laxis.
English translation
Solanum with a stem prickly [and] shrubby; with leaf blades hastate-angular, with prickles on both sides covered; [and] with racemes open.
| Solanum | Solanum |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| prickly | aculeato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective aculeatus, -a, -um; modifies caule |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| shrubby; | fruticoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective fruticosus, -a, -um; modifies caule |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliis, -i; modifies baccis |
| hastate-angular | hastato-angulatis - hastato- (combining form of group A adjective hastatus, -a, -um) + angulatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| with prickles | aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i |
| on both sides | utrinque - adverb |
| covered; | tectis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter of third conjugation verb tego, tegere, texi, tectum; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with racemes | racemis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i |
| open. | laxis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective laxus, -a, -um; modifies racemis |