Latin diagnosis
E. pervilleanae affinis est, sed interglandulosis appendicibus longioribus (2-3 mm) cyathio, numerosis carnosis spinis munito exocarpio (castaniforme), praecipue differt.
Translation
It [Euphorbia rauhii] is related to E. pervilleanae, but it differs mainly with interglandular appendages 2-3 mm longer than the cyathium, with a chestnut-shaped exocarp armed with numerous fleshy 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 interglandular | interglandulosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective interglandulosus, -a, -um; modifies appendicibus |
| appendages | appendicibus - ablative plural of third declension feminine noun appendix, appendicis |
| 2-3 mm longer | longioribus - ablative plural feminine of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; modifies appendicibus |
| than the cyathium, | cyathio - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun cyathium, -i |
| and | [added for smoothness of reading] |
| with a chestnut-shaped | castaniforme - ablative singular neuter of group B adjective castaniformis, -is, -e; modifies exocarpio |
| exocarp | exocarpio - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun exocarpium, -i |
| armed | munito - ablative singular neuter of perfect passive participle of fourth conjugation verb munio, -ire, -ivi, -itus; agrees with exocarpio |
| with numerous | numerosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective numerosus, -a, -um; modifies spinis |
| fleshy | carnosis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective carnosus, -a, -um; modifies spinis |
| spines. | spinis - ablative plural of first declension femine noun spina, -ae |
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