Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Bryonia laciniosa in Species Plantarum, 1st edition, p. 1013.
today: The current name for this species is Cayaponia laciniosa (L.) C. Jeffrey
original Latin diagnosis
Bryonia foliis palmatis scabris: laciniis lanceolatis serratis: lateralibus minimis.
English translation
Bryonia with leaf blades palmate [and] scabrous; with lacinia lanceolate [and] serrate, the lateral (laciniae) smallest.
English translation with commentary
| Bryonia | Bryonia |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| palmate | palmatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective palmatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| scabrous; | scabris - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective scaber, scabra, scabrum; modifies foliis |
| with laciniae | laciniis; ablative plural of first declension feminine noun lacinia, -ae |
| lanceolate | lanceolatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies laciniis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| serrate, | serratis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies laciniis |
| the lateral (laciniae), | lateralibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; agrees with laciniis |
| smallest. | minimis - ablative plural feminine of superlative degree of group A adjective parvus, -a, -um; modifies lateralibus |