Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum arisarum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 966 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Arisarum vulgare O. Targ. Tozz.
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis cordato-oblongis, spatha bifida, spadice incurvo.
English translation
Arum stemless; with leaf blades cordate-oblong; with a spathe bifid; [and] with a spadix curved inward.
| Arum | Arum |
| stemless; | acaule - nominative singular neuter of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies Arum |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| cordate-oblong; | cordato-oblongis - cordato- (combining form of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um) + oblongis (ablative plural neuter); modifies foliis |
| with a spathe | spatha - ablative singuar of first declension feminine noun spatha, -ae |
| bifid; | bifida - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective bifidus, -a, -um; modifies spatha |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a spadix | spadice - ablative singuar of third declension masculine noun spadix, spadicis |
| curved inward. | incurvo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective incurvus, -a, -um; modifies spadice |