Latin description
Arbor usque ad 12 m alta, in sylvis valde inundatis, tronco parum sulcato basin versus inde radicellas rigidas vulgo instructa, ligno inferiori levissimo, ramis superioribus aliquantim tortuosis; foliis obellipticis 3-10 x 1.5-5 cm; inflorescentiis 2-6 cm longis; staminibus 5 nectariis alternatibus; seminibus 10-12 x 7-8 mm.
Translation
A tree all the way to 12 m high, in heavily flooded woods, with a trunk slightly furrowed toward the base then commonly provided with stiff rootlets, with the lower wood very light in weight, with the upper branches somewhat twisted; witn obelliptic leaves 3-10 x 1.5-5 cm; with inflorescences 2-6 cm long; with 5 stamens with alternating nectaries; with seeds 10-12 x 7-8 mm.
| A tree | Arbor - nominative singular of third declension feminine noun arbor, arboris |
| all the way | usque - adverb |
| to | ad - preposition [takes accusative] |
| 12 m high, | alta - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective altus, -a, -um; agrees with Arbor |
| in | in - preposition [takes ablative] |
| heavily | valde - adverb |
| flooded | inundatis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb inundo, -are, -avi, -atus; modifies sylvis |
| woods, | sylvis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun sylva, -ae; object of in |
| with a trunk | tronco - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun truncus, -i [variant of trunco] |
| slightly | parum - adverb |
| furrowed | sulcato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective sulcatus, -a, -um; modifies tronco |
| toward | versus - preposition [takes accusative] |
| the base | basin - accusative singular of third declension feminine noun basis, baseos; object of versus |
| then | inde - adverb |
| commonly | vulgo - adverb |
| provided with | instructo ["instructa" is an error] - ablative singular masculine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb instruo, instruere, instruxi, instructus; agrees with tronco |
| stiff | rigidas - accusative plural feminine of group A adjective rigidus, -a, -um; {why accusative?, does not instructus take ablative?}; modifies radicellas |
| rootlets, | radicellas - accusative plural of first declension feminine noun radicella, -ae; {why accusative?, does not instructus take ablative?} |
| with the lower | inferiori - ablative singular neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective inferus, -a, -um; modifies ligno |
| wood | ligno - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun lignum, -i |
| very light in weight, | levissimo - ablative singular neuter of superlative degree of group B adjective levis, -is, -e; agrees with ligno |
| with the upper | superioribus - ablative plural masculine of comparative degree of group A adjective superus, -a, -um; agrees with ramis |
| branches | ramis - ablative plural of second declension noun ramus, -i |
| somewhat | aliquantim - adverb {why not aliquantum?} |
| twisted; | tortuosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective tortuosus, -a, -um; modifies ramis |
| with obelliptic | obellipticis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective obellipticus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| leaves 3-10 x 1.5-5 cm; | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| with inflorescences | inflorescentiis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun inflorescentia, -ae |
| 2-6 cm long; | longis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with inflorescentiis |
| with 5 stamens | staminibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun stamen, staminis |
| with alternating | alternantibus - ablative plural neuter of present participle of first conjugation verb alterno, -are, -avi, -atus; modifies nectariis |
| nectaries; | nectariis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun nectarium, -i |
| with seeds 10-12 x 7-8 mm. | seminibus - ablative plural of third declension neuter noun semen, seminis |
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