Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Viburnum acerifolium in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 268 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Viburnum acerifolium L.
original Latin description
Viburnum foliis lobatis, petiolis laevibus.
English translation
Viburnum with leaves lobed [and] with petioles smooth.
| Viburnum | Viburnum |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| lobed | lobatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lobatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with petioles | petiolis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun petiolus, -i |
| smooth. | laevibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective laevis, -is, -e; modifies petiolis |