Botanical Latin Translations

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
info@vfthomas.com

(updated 12 January 2026)





Pedicularis rostrata L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pedicularis rostrata in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 607 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Pedicularis sp. L.


original Latin description
Pedicularis caule subramoso, corollis galea rostrato-acuminatis, calycibus subhirsutis.

English translation
Pedicularis with a stem somewhat branched, with corollas with a galea rostrate-acuminate, [and] with calyces somewhat hirsute.



English translation with commentary
Pedicularis Pedicularis
with a stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
somewhat branched; subramoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective subramosus, -a, -um; modifies caule
with corollas corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae
with a hood galea - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun galea, -ae
[and] [added for smoother reading]
rostrate-acuminate; rostrato-acuminatis = rostrato- (combining form of group A adjective rostratus, -a, -um) + acuminatis (ablative plural feminine of group A adjective acuminatus, -a, -um); modifies corollis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with calyces calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis
somewhat hirsute. subhirsutis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective subhirsutus, -a, -um; modifies calycibus


For a list of botanical Latin translations, please click here.         To access the Species Plantarum concordance, please click here.