Complex sentence: The name potato originally referred to a type of sweet potato rather than the other way around, although the two plants are not closely related; in many of the chronicles detailing agriculture and plants, no distinction is made between the two.
Split into simpler sentences: The name potato originally referred to a type of sweet potato rather than the other way around, although there is actually no close relationship between the two plants. In many of the chronicles detailing agriculture and plants, no distinction is made between the two.