Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum trilobatum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 965 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis trilobis, flore sessili.
English translation
Arum stemless, with leaf blades three-lobed [and] with the flower sessile.
| 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 |
| three-lobed; | trilobis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective trilobus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with the flower | flore - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| sessile. | sessili - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective sessilis, -is, =e; modifies flore |