Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Thuja orientalis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1002 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Thuja orientalis L.
original Latin description
Thuja strobilis squarrosis; squamis acuminatis reflexis.
English translation
Thuja with strobili squarrose; with scales acuminate [and] reflexed.
| Thuja | Thuja |
| with strobili; | strobilis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun strobilus, -i |
| squarrose; | squarrosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective squarrosus, -a, -um; modifies strobilis |
| with scales | squamis. - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun squama, -ae |
| acuminate | acuminatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective acuminatus, -a, -um; modifies squamis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| reflexed. | reflexis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb reflecto, reflectere, reflexi, reflexum; modifies squamis |