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Bryonia laciniosa L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Bryonia laciniosa in Species Plantarum, 1st edition, p. 1013.
   today: The current name for this species is Cayaponia laciniosa (L.) C. Jeffrey


original Latin diagnosis
Bryonia foliis palmatis scabris: laciniis lanceolatis serratis: lateralibus minimis.

English translation
Bryonia with leaf blades palmate [and] scabrous; with lacinia lanceolate [and] serrate, the lateral (laciniae) smallest.


English translation with commentary

Bryonia Bryonia
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
palmate palmatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective palmatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
scabrous; scabris - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective scaber, scabra, scabrum; modifies foliis
with laciniae laciniis; ablative plural of first declension feminine noun lacinia, -ae
lanceolate lanceolatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies laciniis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
serrate, serratis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies laciniis
the lateral (laciniae), lateralibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; agrees with laciniis
smallest. minimis - ablative plural feminine of superlative degree of group A adjective parvus, -a, -um; modifies lateralibus


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