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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Verbena jamaicensis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 19.
   today: The current name for this species is Stachytaroheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl


original Latin diagnosis
Verbena diandra, spicis longissimis carnosis subnudis.

English translation
Verbena two-stamened, with spikes very long, fleshy, and nearly naked.


English translation with commentary
Verbena Verbena
two-stamened, diandra - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective diandrus, -a, -um; modifies Verbena
with spikes spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae
very long, longissimis - ablative plural femine of superlative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies spicis
fleshy, carnosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective carnosus, -a, -um; modifies spicis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
nearly naked [i.e., barely foliose]. subnudis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective subnudus, -a, -um; modifies spicis


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