Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Viburnum nudum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 268 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Viburnum nudum L.
original Latin description
Viburnum foliis integerrimis lanceolato-ovatis.
English translation
Viburnum with leaves entire [and] lanceolate-ovate.
| Viburnum | Viburnum |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| entire | integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| lanceolate-ovate. | lanceolato-ovatis - combining form of lanceolatus plus ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |