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Musa bihai L.

Taxonomic history
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Musa bihai in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1043 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Heliconia bihai (L.) L.


original Latin diagnosis
Musa spadice erecto.

English translation
Musa with a spadix erect.



English translation with commentary
Musa Musa
with a spadix spadice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun spadix, spadicis
erect. erecto - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies spadice


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