Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Rosa cinnamomea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 491 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Rosa cinnamomea L.
original Latin diagnosis
Rosa inermis, calycis foliolis indivisis, fructu oblongo.
English translation
Rosa unarmed; of the calyx with leaflets undivided; [and] with fruit oblong.
| Rosa | Rosa |
| unarmed; | inermis - nominative singular feminine of group B adjective inermis, -is, -e; modifies Rosa |
| of the calyx | calycis - genitive singular of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis |
| with leaflets | foliolis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliolum, -i |
| undivided; | indivisis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective indivisus, -a, um; modifies foliolis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with fruit | fructu - ablative singular of fourth declension masculine noun fructus, fructus |
| oblong. | oblongo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um |