Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Solanum peruvianum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 186 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Solanum peruvianum L.
original Latin diagnosis
Solanum caule inermi herbaceo, foliis pinnatis incisis, racemis bipartitis reflexis, baccis subpilosis.
English translation
Solanum with a stem unarmed [and] herbaceous; with leaf blades pinnate [and] incised; with racemes two-parted [and] reflexed; [and] with berries somewhat pilose.
| Solanum | Solanum |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| unarmed | inermi - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective inrmis, -ie, -e; modifies caule |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| herbaceous; | herbaceo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective herbaceus, -a, -um; modifies caule |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliis, -i; modifies baccis |
| pinnate | pinnatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective pinnatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| incised; | incisis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter of third conjugation verb incido, incidere, incidi, incisum; modifies foliis |
| with racemes | racemis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliis, -i; modifies baccis |
| two-parted | bipartitis - perfect passibe participle, ablative plural masculine of fourth conjugation verb bipartio, -ire, -ivi, -itum; modifies racemis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| reflexed; | reflexis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural masculine of third conjugation verb reflecto, reflectere, refexi, reflexum; modfies racemis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with berries | baccis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun bacca, -ae |
| subpilose. | pilosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective pilosus, -a, -um; modifies baccis |