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Saccharum officinarum L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Saccharum officinarum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 54.
   today: The current name for this species is Saccharum officinarum L.


original Latin diagnosis
Saccharum floribus paniculatis.

English translation
Saccharum with inflorescence paniculate.



English translation with commentary
Saccharum Saccharum
inflorescence floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculie noun flos, floris
paniculate. paniculatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective paniculatus, -a, -um; modifies floribus


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