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Leucadendron cucullatum L.

Taxonomic history
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Leucadendron cucullatum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 93 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Mimetes cucullatus (L.) R. Br.


original Latin diagnosis
Leucadendron foliis calloso-tricuspidatis involventibus flores laterales.

English translation
Leucadendron with leaf blades callose-tricuspidate [and] enveloping the lateral flowers.



English translation with commentary
Leucadendron Leucadendron
with leaf blades foliis - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
callose-tricuspidate calloso-tricuspidatis = calloso- (combining form of group A adjective callosus, -a, -um) + tricuspidatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tricuspidatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
enveloping involventibus - ablative plural neuter of present active participle of third conjugation verb involvo, involvere, involui, involutum; agrees with foliis
lateral laterales - accusative plural masculine of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies flores
flowers. flores - accusative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris; direct object of involventibus


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