Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Syringa persica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 9 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Syringa ✕persica L.
original Latin description
Syringa foliis lanceolatis.
English translation
Syringa with leaves lanceolate.
English translation with commentary
Syringa | Syringa |
with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
lanceolate. | lanceolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |