Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Arum virginicum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 966 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott & Endl.
original Latin diagnosis
Arum acaule, foliis hastato-cordatis acutis: angulis obtusis.
English translation
Arum stemless, with leaf blades hastate-cordate [and] acute; [and] with angles obtuse.
| 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-cordate | hastato-cordatis - hastato- (combining form of group A adjective hastatus, -a, -um) + cordatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| acute; | acutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with angles | angulis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun angulus, -i |
| obtuse. | abtusis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; modifies angulis |