Rhodendron chamaecistus

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Rhododendron chamaecistus L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Rhododendron chamaecistus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 392 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Rhodothamnus chamaecistus (L.) Rchb.

original Latin diagnosis
Rhododendron foliis ciliatis, corollis rotatis.

English translation
Rhodendron with leaf blades ciliate; [and] with corollas rotate.

English translation with commentary

Rhododendron Rhododendron

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

ciliate; ciliatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ciliatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with corollas corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae

rotate. rotatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective rotatus, -a, -um; modifies corollis

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Rhododendron	Rhododendron
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
ciliate;	ciliatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ciliatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with corollas	corollis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae
rotate.	rotatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective rotatus, -a, -um; modifies corollis