Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Crataegus aria in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 475 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers.
original Latin diagnosis
Crataegus foliis ovatis inaequaliter serratis subtus tomentosis.
English translation
Crataegus with leaf blades ovate, unequally serrate, [and] below tomentose.
| Crataegus | Crataegus |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| ovate, | ovatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| unequally | inaequaliter - adverb |
| serrate, | serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| below | subtus - adverb |
| tomentose. | tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |