Latin description
Caules 3.5-40 mm alti. Foliorum juvenium segmentum centrale quam segmenta lateralia multiplo longiore, 0.8-1.3 cm longum, 0.2-0.3 mm latum, apice acutum; folia vetustiora segmento centrali admodum segmenta lateralia in longitudine aequanti vel parum longiore, 0.5-1.5 mm longo, apice acuto; segmentis lateralibus 0.5-1.5 mm longis, apice acutis. Flores apicales; tepala 3, aliquando 2 vel 4, recta vel incurvata, 0.2-0.4 mm longa; gynophorum ante anthesin 0.2-0.4 mm longum; capsulae 0.8-1.3 mm longae, 0.6-1.1 mm latae.
Translation
Stems 3.5-40 mm tall. Central segment of young leaves many times longer than the lateral segments, 0.8-1.3 cm long, 0.2-0.3 mm wide, acute with respect to the apex; the older leaves with a central segment fully equaling the lateral segments in length or slightly longer, 0.5-1.5 mm long, with an acute apex; with lateral segments 0.5-1.5 mm long, acute with respect to the apex. Flowers apical; tepals 3, sometimes 2 or 4, straight or incurved, 0.2-0.4 mm long; gynophore 0.2-0.4 mm long before anthesis; capsules 0.8-1.3 mm long, 0.6-1.1 mm wide.
| Stems | Caules - nominative plural of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| 3.5-40 mm tall | alti - nominative plural masculine of group A adjective altus, -a, -um; modifies Caules |
| Central | centrale - nominative singular neuter of group B adjective centralis, -is, -e; modifies segmentum |
| segment | segment - nominative singular of first declension neuter noun segmentum, -i |
| of young | juvenium - genitive plural neuter of group B adjective juvenis, -is, -e; modifies foliorum |
| leaves | Foliorum - genitive plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| many times | multiplo - ? |
| longer |
longiore - ablative singular neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with |
| than | quam - adverb |
| the lateral |
lateralia - accusative plural neuter of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies |
| segments, | segmenta - accusative plural of second declension neuter noun segmentum, -i |
| 0.8-1.3 cm long, | longum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies segmentum |
| 0.2-0.3 mm wide, | latum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective latus, -a, -um; modifies segmentum |
| acute | acutum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies segmentum. [An ablative acuto would have yielded the smoother "with an acute apex".] |
| with respect to the apex; | apice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun apex, apicis |
| the older | vetustiora - nominative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective vetustus, -a, -um; modifies folia |
| leaves | folia - nominative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| with a central | centrali - ablative singular neuter of group B adjective centralis, -is, -e; modifies segmento |
| segment | segmento - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun segmentum, -i |
| fully | admodum - adverb |
| equaling | aequanti - ablative singular neuter of present active participle of first conjugation verb aequo, -are, -avi, -atus; agrees with segmento |
| the lateral | lateralia - accusative plural neuter of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies segmenta |
| segments | segmenta - accusative plural of second declension neuter noun segmentum, -i; object of aequanti |
| in | in - preposition [takes ablative] |
| length | longitudine - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun longitudo, longitudinis; object of in |
| or | vel - conjunction |
| slightly | parum - adverb |
| longer, | longiore - ablative singular neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with segmento |
| 0.5-1.5 mm long, | longo - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies segmento |
| with an acute | acuto - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies apice |
| apex; | apice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun apex, apicis |
| with lateral | lateralibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective lateralis, -is, -e; modifies segmentis |
| segments | segmentis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun segmentum, -i |
| 0.5-1.5 mm long, | longis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies segmentis |
| acute | acutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective acutus, -a, -um; modifies segmentis. [An ablative acuto would have yielded the smoother "with an acute apex".] |
| with respect to the apex. | apice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun apex, apicis |
| Flowers | Flores - nominative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| apical; | apicales - nominative plural masculine of group B adjective apicalis, -is, -e; modifies Flores |
| tepals 3, | tepala - nominative plural of second declension neuter noun tepalum, -i |
| sometimes | aliquando - adverb |
| 2 or 4, | vel - conjunction. [The English description reads: "tepals (2) 3 (5)".] |
| straight | recta - nominative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb rego, regere, rexi, rectus; modifies tepala |
| or | vel - adverb |
| incurved, | incurvata - nominative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb incurvo, -are, -avi, -atus; modifies tepala |
| 0.2-0.4 mm long; | longa - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies tepala |
| gynophore | gynophorum - nominative singular of second declension neuter noun gynophorum, -i |
| 0.2-0.4 mm long | longum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies gynophorum |
| before | ante - preposition [takes accusative] |
| anthesis; | anthesin - accusative singular of third declension feminine noun anthesis, anthesis; object of ante |
| capsules | capsulae - nominative plural of first declension feminine noun capsula, -ae |
| 0.8-1.3 mm long | longae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um |
| 0.6-1.1 mm wide. | latae - nominative plural feminine of group A adjective latus, -a, -um |
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