Although Linnaeus wrote Systema naturea in mostly Latin, he also used words from countries he visited, So his work is not true Latin, it is a mixture of many countries.
For instance in this handy little book PLANT NAMES SIMPLIFIED THEIR PRONUNCIATION DERIVATION AND MEANING, all Linnaeus named plants have (L.) after them, which is excepted in botany.
Of course the nomenclature of plants or flora has changed over centuries. Linnaeus died on the 10th January 1778 and although he did come to England and stayed in Beckenham Place Park, it is known he was unwell and old, so it is not recorded if he wrote in his updates anymore, whilst there.
The little book named above was itself first published in 1931 and reprinted a lot. It was written by Johnson & Smith and is easily available.
Of course many plant hunters were named in plants they discovered in Victorian times, that was along time after Linnaeus died.
One classic I remember is the name for willow. That of course is Salix and is attributed in some books to Linnaeus. However Salix comes from old English and means sal. (near) and Ix. (water).
As we all know some willows do like to be near water, and that name is definitely not Latin. Neither are thousands of other names.
Your Article was great and if people use Botanical or scientific names, it makes life so much easier.
Great Article.
Many kind regards from a most cold and wet England.
Neil.
