Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum proboscideum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 966 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Arisarum proboscideum (L.) Savi
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis hastatis, spatha declinata filiformi-subulata.
English translation
Arum stemless, with leaf blades hastate [and] with a spathe sloped downward [and] filiform-subulate.
| 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 |
| hastate; | hastatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective hastatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a spathe | spatha - ablative singuar of first declension feminine noun spatha, -ae |
| sloped downward | declinata - ablative singular feminine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb declino, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies spatha |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| filiform-subulate; | filiformi-subulata - filiformi- (combining form of group B adjective filiformis, -is, -e) + subulata (ablative singular feminine of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um); modifies spatha |