Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum peregrinum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 966 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G. Don, the same as the current name for Arum macrorrhizon.
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis cordatis obtusis mucronatis, angulis rotundatis.
English translation
Arum stemless, with leaves blades cordate, obtuse, and mucronate; [and] with angles [of ?] rounded.
| 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 |
| obtuse, | obtusis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| mucronate: | mucronatis - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective mucronatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| angles [of ?] | angulis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun angulus, -i |
| rounded. | rotundatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective rotundatus, -a, -um; modifies angulis |