Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Saccharum officinarum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 54.
today: The current name for this species is Saccharum officinarum L.
original Latin diagnosis
Saccharum floribus paniculatis.
English translation
Saccharum with inflorescence paniculate.
| Saccharum | Saccharum |
| inflorescence | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculie noun flos, floris |
| paniculate. | paniculatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective paniculatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus |