Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum ovatum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 967 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Lagenandra ovata (L.) Thwaites
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis ovato-oblongis.
English translation
Arum stemless; with leaf blades ovate-oblong.
| 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 |
| ovate-oblong. | ovato-oblongis - ovato- (combining form of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um) + oblongis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |