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Boletus suberosus L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Boletus suberosus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1176 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Piptoporus suberosus (L.) Murrill


original Latin description
Boletus acaulis pulvinatus albus laevis, poris acutis difformibus.

English translation
Boletus stemless, strongly convex, white [and] smooth; [and] with pores acute [and] irregular.



English translation with commentary
Boletus Boletus
stemless, acaulis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies Boletus
strongly convex, pulvinatus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective pulvinatus, -a, -um; modifies Boletus
white, albus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective albus, -a, -um; modifies Boletus
[and] [added for smoother reading]
smooth; laevis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective laevis, -is, -e; modifies Boletus
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with pores poris - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun porus, -i
acute acutis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies poris
[and] [added for smoother reading]
irregular. difformibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective difformis, -is, -e; modifies poris


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