Latin description
Caules 0.1-3.5 cm alti, ad basem 0.2-0.8 mm lati. Folia composita ad tries dichotome divisa, 3.8-20.4 mm longa, segmentis postremis 0.8-0.6 mm longis, 0.1-0.4 mm latis, apice acuto vel obtusato. Ovarium 0.5-1.7 mm longum, 0.4-0.9 mm latum; gynophorum 0.1-0.6 mm longum; stigmata ante spatellae rupturam 0.4-1 mm longa, per anthesin 1-2.3 mm longa; pedecelli 0.1-0.4 mm longi vel absentes; capsulae 1.1-1.5 mm longae, 0.55-0.75 mm latae.
Translation
Stems 0.1-3.5 cm tall, 0.2-0.8 mm wide toward the base. Leaves compound, divided dichotomously [up] to three [times], 3.8-20.4 mm long, with the ultimate segments 0.8-0.6 mm long, 0.1-0.4 mm wide, with an acute to blunted apex. Ovary 0.5-1.7 mm long, 0.4-0.9 mm wide; gynophore 0.1-0.6 mm long; stigmas 0.4-1.0 mm long before the rupturing of the spathella, 1-2.3 mm long throughout anthesis; pedicels 0.1-0.4 mm long or absent; capsules 1.1-1.5 mm long, 0.55-0.75 mm wide.
| Stems | Caules - nominative plural of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| 0.1-3.5 cm tall, | alti - nominative plural masculine of group A adjective altus, -a, -um; agrees with Caules |
| 0.2-0-8 mm wide | lati - nominative plural masculine of group A adjective latus, -a, -um; agrees with Caules |
| toward | ad - preposition [takes accusative] |
| the base. | basem - accusative singlar of third declension feminine noun basis, basis; object of ad |
| Leaves | Folia - nominative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| compound, | composita - nominative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third congugation verb compono, componere, composui, compositus; agrees with Folia |
| divided | divisa - nominative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third congugation verb divido, dividere, divisi, divisus; agrees with Folia |
| dichotomously | dichotome - adverb |
| [up] to | ad - preposition [takes accusative] |
| three [times], | tries - accusative plural neuter of numerical adjective tres, tres, tria {why not tria here?} |
| 3.8-20.4 mm long, | longa - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with Folia |
| with the ultimate | postremis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective postremus, -a, -um; modifies with segmentis |
| segments | segments - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun segmentum, -i |
| 0.8-0.6 mm long, | longis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with segmentis [perhaps would have been better to say "0.6-0.8"] |
| 0.1-0.4 mm wide, | latis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective latus, -a, -um; agrees with segmentis |
| with an acute | acuto - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies apice |
| to | vel - conjunction |
| blunted | obtusato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective obtusatus, -a, -um; modifies apice |
| apex. | apice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun apex, apicis |
| Ovary | Ovarium - nominative singular of second declension neuter noun ovarium, -i |
| 0.5-1.7 mm long, | longum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies Ovarium |
| 0.4-0.9 mm wide; | latum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective latus, -a, -um; modifies Ovarium |
| gynophore | gynophorum - nominative singular of second declension neuter noun gynophorum, -i |
| 0.1-0.6 mm long; | longum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies gynophorum |
| stigmas | stigmata - nominative plural of third declension neuter noun stigma, stigmatis |
| 0.4-1.0 mm long | longa - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies stigmata |
| before | ante - preposition [takes accusative] |
| the rupturing | rupturam - accusative singular of first declension feminine noun ruptura, -ae; object of ante |
| of the spathella, | spatellae - [should be spathellae] genitive singular of first declension feminine noun spathella, -ae |
| 1-2.3 mm long | longa - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with stigmata |
| throughout | per - preposition [takes accusative] |
| anthesis; | anthesin - accusative singular of third declension feminine noun anthesis, anthesis; object of per |
| pedicels | pedicelli - nominative plural of second declension masculine noun pedicellus, -i |
| 0.1-0.4 mm long | longi - nominative plural masculine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with pedicelli |
| or | vel - conjunction |
| absent; | absentes - nominative plural masculine of group B adjective absens, absens, absens; agrees with pedicelli |
| capsules | capsulae - nominative plural of first declension feminine noun capsula, -ae |
| 1.1-1.5 mm long, | longae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with capsulae |
| 0.55-0.75 mm wide. | latae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective latus, -a, -um; agrees with capsulae |
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