Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Viola odorata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 934 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Viola odorata L.
original Latin diagnosis
Viola acaulis, foliis cordatis, stolonibus reptantibus.
English translation
Viola stemless; with leaf blades cordate; [and] with stolons creeping.
| Viola | Viola |
| stemless; | acaulis - nominative singular feminine of group B adjective acaulis, acaulis, acaule; modifies Viola |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| cordate; | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with stolons | stolonibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun stolo, stolonis |
| creeping. | reptantibus - ablative plural masculine of present active participle of first conjugation verb repto, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies stolonibus |