Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Agaricus alneus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1176 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Schizophyllum commune Fr.:Fr.
original Latin description
Agaricus acaulis, lamellis bifidis pulverulentis.
English translation
Agaricus stemless; [and] with lamellae bifid [and] powdery.
| Agaricus | Agaricus |
| stemless; | acaulis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies Agaricus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with lamellae | lamellis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun lamella, -ae |
| bifid | bifidis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective bifidus, -a, -um; modifies lamellis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| powdery. | pulverulentis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective pulverulentus, -a, -um; modifies lamellis |