Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Solanum sodomeum 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 aculeis recurvis, foliis sinuatis subtus tomentosis utrinque aculeatis, pedunculis aculeatis.
English translation
Solanum with a stem with prickles recurved; with leaf blades sinuate, below tomentose, [and] on both sides prickly; [and] with peduncles prickly.
| Solanum | Solanum |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| with prickles | aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i |
| recurved; | recurvis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective recurvus, -a, -um; modifies aculeis |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliis, -i; modifies baccis |
| sinuate, | sinuatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| below | subtus - adverb |
| tomentose, | tomentosis - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| on both sides | utrinque - adverb |
| prickly; | aculeatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective aculeatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| prickly. | aculeatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective aculeatus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |