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Cucumis zambianus Widrlechner, J. H. Kirkbr., Ghebretinsae & K. R. Reitsma
 (Systematic Botany 33(4):735)

Latin diagnosis
A Cucumi insigni, C. pustulato, C. dipsaceo, et C. anguria plantis pilosis, inflorescentiis masculinis paniculatis, floribus masculinis 6-30, florum masculinorum calycis lobis linearibus, florum femineorum pedicellis longis cylindraceisque absimilis.



Translation
Dissimilar from Cucumis insignis, C. pustulatus, C. dipsaceus, and C. anguria with pilose plants, with paniculate male inflorescenses, with 6-30 male flowers, with linear lobes of the calyx of the male flowers, [and] with long and cylindric pedicels of the female flowers.



Translation with commentary
Dissimilar absimilis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective absimilis, -is, -e; agrees with [unstated] Cucumis [zambianus]
from A - preposition [takes ablative]
Cucumis Cucumi - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun Cucumis; object of preposition A
insignis, insigni - ablative singular masculine of group B adjective insignis, -is, -e; modifies Cucumi
C. C. - abbreviation for ablative singular of second declension masculine noun Cucumis; object of preposition A
pustulatus, pustulato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective pustulatus, -a, -um; modifies C[ucumi].
C. C. - abbreviation for ablative singular of second declension masculine noun Cucumis; object of preposition A
dipsaceus, dipsaceo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective dipsaceus, -a, -um; modifies C[ucumi].
and et - conjunction
C. C. - abbreviation for ablative singular of second declension masculine noun Cucumis; object of preposition A
anguria anguria - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun anguria, ae [note: this is not an adjectival epithet]
with pilose pilosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective pilosus, -a, -um; modifies plantis
plants, plantis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun planta, -ae
with paniculate paniculatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective paniculatus, -a, -um; modifies inflorescentiis
male masculinis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective masculinus, -a, -um; modifies inflorescentiis
inflorescences, inflorescentiis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun inflorescentia, -ae
with 6-30 male masculinis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective masculinus, -a, -um; modifies floribus
flowers, floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
with linear linearibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies lobis
lobes lobis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun lobus, -i
of the calyx calycis - genitive singular of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis
of the male masculinorum - genitive plural masculine of group A adjective masculinus, -a, -um; modifies florum
flowers, florum - genitive plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
[and] added for smoother reading
with long longis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies pedicellis
and -que - enclitic conjunction
cylindric cylindraceis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective cylindraceus, -a, -um; modifies pedicellis
pedicels pedicellis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedicellus, -i
of the female femineorum - genitive plural masculine of group A adjective femineus, -a, -um; modifies florum
flowers florum - genitive plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris



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