Latin diagnosis
E. pervilleanae affinis est, sed linearibus (20-)25-50 x 1-3.5 mm foliis, pendulo echinato fructu, inaequalibus (proxime longioribus) spinis, praecipue differt.
Translation
It [Euphorbia randrianjohanyi] is related to E. pervilleanae, but it differs mainly with linear (20-)25-50 x 1-3.5 mm leaves, with pendulous echinate fruit, [and] with unequal (proximally longer) spines.
| It [Euphorbia randrianjohanyi] is | est - third person singular, present active indicative of irregular verb sum, esse, fui, futurus |
| related to | affinis - nominative singular feminine of group B adjective affinis, -is, -e [takes dative]; modifies Euphorbia randrianjohanyi |
| E. pervilleanae, | E. pervilleanae - dative singular of E. pervilleana |
| but | sed - conjunction |
| it differs | differt - third person singular, persent active indicative of third conjugation verb differo, differre, distuli, dilatus |
| mainly | praecipue - adverb; modifies differt |
| with linear | linearibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies folii |
| (20-)25-50 x 1-3.5 mm leaves, | folii - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun folius, -i |
| with pendulous | pendulo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective pendulus, -a, -um; modifies fructu |
| echinate | echinato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective echinatus, -a, -um; modifies fructu |
| fruit, | fructu - ablative singular of fourth declension noun fructus, fructus |
| and | [added for smoothness of reading] |
| with unequal | inaequalibus - ablative plural feminine of group B adjective inaequalis, -is, -e; modifies spinis |
| (proximally | proxime - adverb |
| longer) | longioribus - ablative plural feminine of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies spinis |
| spines. | spinis - ablative plural of first declension femine noun spina, -ae |
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