Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Chironia campanulata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 190.
today: The current name for this species is Sabatia campanulata (L.) Torr.
Original Latin description:
Chironia herbacea, foliis sublinearibus, calycibus longitudine corollae.
English translation:
Chironia herbaceous; with leaf blades nearly linear; [and] with calyces with the length of the corolla.
| Chironia | Chironia |
| herbaceous; | herbacea - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective herbaceus, -a, -um; modifies Chironia |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| nearly linear; | linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with calyces | calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| with the length | longitudine - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun longitudo, longitudinis |
| of the corolla. | corollae - genitive singular of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |