Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum sagittaefolium in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 966 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis sagittatis triangulis: angulis divaricatis acutis.
English translation
Arum stemless, with leaf blades sagittate [and] triangular: [and] with angles [of ?] spread out [and] acute.
| 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 |
| sagittate | sagittatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective sagittatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| triangular; | triangulis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective triangulus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with angles | angulis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun angulus, -i |
| divaricate | divaricatis - ablative plural masculine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb divarico, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies angulis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| acute. | acutis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies angulis |