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 |