Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum divaricatum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 966 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Typhonium flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis cordatis angulatis divaricatis.
English translation
Arum stemless, with leaves blades cordate, angular, and spread out.
| 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, | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| angular, | angulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| spread out. | divaricatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective divaricatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |