Latin diagnosis
A J. cajamarca Mione atque J. sagasteguii [sic] Mione foliis pilis dactyliformibus, corolla sub anthesi rotata et ovarii disco lato differt.
Translation
It [Jaltomata lojae] differs from J. cajamarca Mione and J. sagastegui Mione by leaves with finger-like hairs, by a rotate corolla at anthesis, and by the wide disc of the ovary.
| It [Jaltomata lojae] differs | differt - 3rd person singular, present active indicative of irregular verb differo, differre, distuli, dilatus |
| from J. cajamarca Mione | a - preposition [takes ablative] |
| and J. sagastegui Mione | atque - conjunction [The extra i at the end of J. sagastegui in the diagnosis (see above) was a typographical error in Rhodora.] |
| by leaves | foliis - ablative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| with finger-like | dactyliformibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective dactyliformis, -is, -e; modifies pilis |
| hairs, | pilis - ablative plural of 2nd declension masculine noun pilus, -i |
| by a rotate | rotata - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective rotatus, -a, -um; modifies corolla |
| corolla | corolla - ablative singular of 1st declension feminine noun corolla, -ae |
| at | sub - preposition [takes ablative] |
| anthesis, | anthesi - ablative singular of 3rd declension feminine noun anthesis, anthesis; object of sub |
| and | et - conjunction |
| by the wide | lato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective latus, -a, -um; modifies disco |
| disc | disco - ablative singular of 2nd declension masculine noun discus, -i |
| of the ovary. | ovarii - genitive singular of 2nd declension neuter noun ovarium, -i |
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