Kalmia angustifolia

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Kalmia angustifolia L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Kalmia angustifolia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 391 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Kalmia angustifolia L.

original Latin diagnosis
Kalmia foliis lanceolatis, corymbis lateralibus.

English translation
Kalmia with leaf blades lanceolate; [and] with corymbs lateral.

English translation with commentary

Kalmia Kalmia

with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i

lanceolate; lanceolate - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with corymbs corymbis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun corymbus, -i

lateral. lateralibus - ablative plural masculine group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies corymbis

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Kalmia	Kalmia
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
lanceolate;	lanceolate - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with corymbs	corymbis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun corymbus, -i
lateral.	lateralibus - ablative plural masculine group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies corymbis