Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Vaccinium stamineum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 350 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Vaccinium stamineum L.
original Latin diagnosis
Vaccinium pedunculis solitariis unifloris, antheris corolla longioribus, foliis oblongis integerrimis.
English translation
Vaccinium with peduncles solitary [and] one-flowered; with anthers than the corolla longer; [and] with leaf blades oblong [and] entire.
English translation with commentary
| Vaccinium | Vaccinium |
| with peduncles | pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i |
| solitary | solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies peduncles |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| one-flowered; | unifloris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective uniflorus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis |
| with anthers | antheris - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun anthera, -ae |
| than the corolla | corolla - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae; object of longioribus |
| longer; | longioribus - comparative degree, ablative plural feminine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with antheris |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii |
| oblong | oblongis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| entire. | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimis; modifies foliis |