Latin description
Folia (3-)4-6(-7) infra medium caulis inserta, supra bracteis (0-)1-2(-3) abrupte redacta. Spica 15-61 cm longa, longitudine 1/3-1/2 caulis partes aequantia, laxe vel dense florifera. Labellum luridum, reflexum vel interdum pendulum, lineari-oblongum vel oblongum aut aegre lineari-lanci-oblongum, obtusum vel acutiusculum, 4.5-8.0 mm longum, 0.8-1.6 mm latum (7-5plo [raro -3plo] longius quam latius). Calcar clavulatum vel interdum cylindraceum, 4.5-7.0 mm longum, longitudine 4/5 - 1 2/5 labelli partes aequantia. Columna parva, connectivo plano vel vix conduplicato/vadi-conduplicato, lobis rostellii brevibus prope partem tertiam superiorem orificii calcaris terminantibus. Viscidia quasi orbiculata vel oblonga.
Translation
Leaves attached below the middle of the stem, above abruptly reduced to (0-)1-2(-3) bracts. The spike 15-61 cm long, in length equaling 1/3 - 1/2 parts of the stem, loosely to densely flowered. The labellum dull greenish yellow, reflexed to sometimes pendulous, linear-oblong to oblong or scarcely linear-lance-oblong, obtuse to slightly acute, 4.5-8.0 mm long, 0.8-1.6 mm wide (7- to 5-times [rarely 3-times] longer than wide). The spur clavulate or sometimes cylindric, 4.5-7.0 mm long, in length equaling 4/5 - 1 2/5 parts of the labellum. The column small, with the connective flat to barely conduplicate/shallow-conduplicate, with lobes of the rostellum short [and] terminating near the upper third of the opening of the spur. The viscidia nearly orbiculate or oblong.
| Leaves (3-)4-6(-7) | Folia - nominative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| attached | inserta - nominative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of 3rd conjugation verb insero, -ere, -ui, -tus; agrees with Folia |
| below | infra - preposition [takes accusative] |
| the middle | medium - accusative singular of 2nd declension neuter noun medium, -i; object of infra |
| of the stem, | caulis - genitive singular of 3rd declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| above [the middle] | supra - adverb |
| abruptly | abrupte - adverb |
| reduced | redacta - nominative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of 3rd conjugation verb redigo, redigere, redegi, redactus; agrees with Folia |
| to (0-)1-2(-3) bracts. | bracteis - dative plural of 1st declension feminine noun bractea, -ae; dative with special verbs construction |
| The spike | Spica - nominative singular of 1st declension feminine noun spica, -ae |
| 15-61 cm long, | longa - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with Spica |
| in length | longitudine - ablative singular of 3rd declension feminine noun longitudo, longitudinis |
| equaling | aequans [aequantia is an error] - nominative singular feminine of present active participle of 1st conjugation verb aequo, -are, -avi, -atus; agrees with Spica |
| 1/3 - 1/2 parts | partes - accusative plural of 3rd declension feminine noun pars, partis; object of aequans |
| of the stem, | caulis - genitive singular of 3rd declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| loosely | laxe - adverb |
| to [authors' translation] | vel - conjunction [used as a preposition] |
| densely | dense - adverb |
| flowered. | florifera - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective florifer, florifera, floriferum; agrees with Spica |
| The labellum | Labellum - nominative singular of 2nd declension neuter noun labellum, -i |
| dull greenish yellow [authors' translation], | luridum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective luridus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| reflexed | reflexum - nominative singular neuter of perfect passive participle of 3rd conjugation verb reflecto, reflectere, reflexi, reflectus; agrees with Labellum |
| to [authors' translation] | vel - conjunction [used as a preposition] |
| sometimes | interdum - adverb |
| pendulous, | pendulum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective pendulus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| linear-oblong | lineari-oblongum - combining form of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e + nominative singular neuter of group A adjecive oblongus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| to [authors' translation] | vel - adverb used as a preposition |
| oblong | oblongum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjecive oblongus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| or | aut - conjunction |
| scarcely | aegre - adverb |
| linear-lance-oblong, | lineari-lanci-oblongum - combining form of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e + combining form of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um + nominative singular of group A adjecive oblongus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| obtuse | obtusum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective obtusus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| to [authors' translation] | vel - adverb used as a preposition |
| slightly acute, | acutiusculum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective acutiusculus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| 4.5-8.0 mm long, | longum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| 0.8-1.6 mm wide | latum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective latus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| (7- to 5-times | plo - numerical suffix |
| [rarely | raro - adverb |
| 3-times] | plo - numerical suffix |
| longer | longius - nominative singular neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| than | quam - adverb |
| wide[r]). | latius - nominative singular neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective latus, -a, -um; agrees with Labellum |
| The spur | Calcar - nominative singular of 3rd declension neuter noun calcar, calcaris |
| clavulate | clavulatum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective clavulatus, -a, -um; agrees with Calcar |
| or | vel - conjunction |
| sometimes | interdum - adverb |
| cylindric, | cylindraceum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective cylindraceus, -a, -um; agrees with Calcar |
| 4.5-7.0 mm long, | longum - nominative singular neuter of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with Calcar |
| in length | longitudine - ablative singular of 3rd declension feminine noun longitudo, longitudinis |
| equaling | aequans [aequantia is an error] - nominative singular neuter of present active participle of 1st conjugation verb aequo, -are, -avi, -atus; agrees with Calcar |
| 4/5 - 1 2/5 parts | partes - accusative plural of 3rd declension feminine noun pars, partis; object of aequans |
| of the labellum. | labelli - genitive singular of 3rd declension neuter noun labellum, -i |
| The column | Columna - nominative singular of 1st declension feminine noun columna, -ae |
| small, | parva - nominative singular feminine of group A adjective parvus, -a, -um; agrees with Columna |
| with the connective | connectivo - ablative singular of 2nd declension neuter noun connectivum, -i |
| flat | plano - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective planus, -a, -um; agrees with connectivo |
| to [authors' translation] | vel - conjunction used as a preposition |
| barely | vix - adverb |
| conduplicate/ | conduplicato - ablative singular neuter of group A adjective conduplicatus, -a, -um; agrees with connectivo |
| shallow-conduplicate, | vadi-conduplicato - combining form of group A adjective vadosus, -a, -um + ablative singular neuter of group A adjecive conduplicatus, -a, -um; agrees with connectivo |
| with lobes | lobis - ablative plural of 2nd declension masculine noun lobus, -a, -um |
| of the rostellum | rostelli [rostellii is an error] - genitive singular of 2nd declension neuter noun rostellum, -i |
| short | brevibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective brevis, -is, -e; agrees with lobis |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| terminating | terminantibus - ablative plural masculine of present active participle of 1st conjugation verb termino, -are, -avi, -atus; agrees with lobis |
| near | prope - adverb |
| the upper | superiorem - accusative singular feminine of comparative degree of group A adjective superus, -a, -um; modifies partem |
| third | tertiam - accusative singular feminine of group A adjective tertius, -a, -um; modifies partem |
| part | partem - accusative singular of 3rd declension feminine noun pars, partis; object of terminantibus |
| of the opening | orificii - genitive singular of 2nd declension neuter noun orificium, -i |
| of the spur. | calcaris - genitive singular of 3rd declension neuter noun calcar, calcaris |
| The viscidia | Viscidia - nominative plural of 2nd declension neuter noun viscidium, -i |
| nearly | quasi - adverb |
| orbiculate | orbiculata - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective orbiculatus, -a, -um; agrees with Viscidia |
| or | vel - conjunction |
| oblong. | oblonga - nominative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; agrees with Viscidia |
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