Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Schoenus mucronatus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 42.
today: The current name for this species is Cyperus capitatus (L.) Vand.
original Latin diagnosis
Schoenus culmo tereti nudo, spicis fasciculatis divaricatis, involuco triphyllo subulato.
English translation
Schoenus with the culm terete [and] naked; with spikes fasciculate [and] divaricate; [and] with an involucre three-bracted [and] subulate.
Schoenus | Schoenus |
with the culm | culmo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun culmus, -i |
terete | tereti - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective teres, teres, tere; modifies culmo |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
naked; | nudo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective nudus, -a, -um; modifies culmo |
with spikes | spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
fasciculate | fasciculatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective fasciculatus, -a, -um; modifies spicis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
divaricate; | divaricatis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb divarico, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies spicis |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
with an involucre | involucro - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun involucrum, -i |
three-bracted | triphyllo - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective triphyllus, -a, -um; modifies involucro |
[and] | [added for smoother reading] |
subulate. | subulato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective subulatus, -a, -um; modifies involucro |