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Pedicularis tuberosa L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Pedicularis tuberosa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 610 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Pedicularis tuberosa L.


original Latin description
Pedicularis caule simplici, calycibus crenatis, corollis galea rostrato[-]aduncis.

English translation
Pedicularis with a stem unbranched; with calyces crenate; [and] with corollas with a hood [and] rostrate-hooked.



English translation with commentary
Pedicularis Pedicularis
with a stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
unbranched; simplici - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simpex; modifies caule
with calyces calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis
crenate; crenatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective crenatus, -a, -um; modifies calycibus
[and] [added for smoother reading]
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-hooked; rostrato-aduncis = rostrato- (combining form of group A adjective rostratus, -a, -um) + aduncis (ablative plural feminine of group A adjective aduncus, -a, -um); modifies corollis


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