Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Cassia tora in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 376 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Senna tora (L.) Roxb.
original Latin diagnosis
Cassia foliolis trijugatis ovatis: exterioribus majoribus; glandula subulata inter inferiora.
English translation
Cassia with leaflets connected in threes [and] ovate: with the outer [leaflets] larger; [and] with a glandule subulate [and] between the lower [leaflets].
| Cassia | Cassia |
| with leaflets | foliolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliolum, -i |
| connected in threes | trijugatis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter of first conjugation noun trijugo, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies foliolis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| ovate: | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliolis |
| with the outer [leaflets] | exterioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective exter, extera, exterum; modifies foliolis |
| larger; | majoribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective magnu, -a, -um; agrees with foliolis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a glandule | glandula - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun glandula, -ae |
| subulate | subulata - ablative singular feminie of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um; modifies glandula |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| between | inter - preposition (takes accusative) |
| the lower [leaflets]. | inferiora - accusative plural neuter of comparative degree of group B adjective inferus, -a, -um; object of inter, agrees with foliolis |