Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Panicum sanguinale in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 57.
   today: The current name for this species is Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.

original Latin diagnosis
Panicum spicis aggregatis, basi interiore nodosis, flosculis geminis muticis, vaginis foliorum punctatis.

English translation
Panicum with spikes clustered together [and] at the inner base knotted; with florets paired [and] awnless; [and] with sheaths of leaves dotted.

English translation with commentary

Panicum	Panicum
with spikes	spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae
clustered together,	aggregatis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb aggrego, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies spicis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
at the inner	interiore - ablative singular feminine of comparative degree of group B adjective interior, interior, interius; modifies basi
base,	basi - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun basis, basis
knotted;	nodosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective nodosus, -a, -um; modifies spicis
with florets	flosculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun flosculis, -i
paired	geminis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective geminus, -a, -um; modifies flosculis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
awnless;	muticis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective muticus, -a, -um; modifies floscuis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with sheaths	vaginis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun vagina, -ae
of leaves	foliorum - genitive plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
dotted.	punctatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective puntatus, -a, um; modifies vaginis