Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Solanum indicum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 187 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Solanum violaceum Ortega
original Latin diagnosis
Solanum caule aculeato fruticoso, foliis angulatis tomentosis integerrimis: aculeis utrinque tectis, calycibus inermibus.
English translation
Solanum with a stem prickly [and] shrubby; with leaf blades angular, tomentose, [and] entre, with prickles on both sides covered; [and] with calyces unarmed.
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 |
angular, | angulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
tomentose, | tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
entire; | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -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 calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
unarmed. | inermibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective inermis, -is, -e; modifies calyces |