Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Boletus suberosus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1176 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Piptoporus suberosus (L.) Murrill
original Latin description
Boletus acaulis pulvinatus albus laevis, poris acutis difformibus.
English translation
Boletus stemless, strongly convex, white [and] smooth; [and] with pores acute [and] irregular.
| Boletus | Boletus |
| stemless, | acaulis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies Boletus |
| strongly convex, | pulvinatus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective pulvinatus, -a, -um; modifies Boletus |
| white, | albus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective albus, -a, -um; modifies Boletus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| smooth; | laevis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective laevis, -is, -e; modifies Boletus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with pores | poris - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun porus, -i |
| acute | acutis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies poris |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| irregular. | difformibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective difformis, -is, -e; modifies poris |