Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Urtica cylindrica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 984.
today: The current name for this species is Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.
original Latin description
Urtica foliis oppositis oblongis, amentis cylidricis solitariis indivisis.
English translation
Urtica with leaves opposite [and] oblong; [and] with aments cylindric, solitary, [and] undivided.
| Urtica | Urtica |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| opposite | oppositis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb oppono, opponere, opposui, oppositum; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| [with leaf blades] oblong; | oblongis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with aments | amentis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun amentum, -i |
| cylindric, | cylindricis - ablative plural of group A adjective cylindricus, -a, -um; modifies amentis |
| solitary. | solitariis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies amentis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| undivided. | indivisis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective indivisus, -a, -um; modifies amentis |