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Ajuga orientalis L.

Taxonomic history:
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Ajuga orientalis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 561 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Ajuga orientalis L.


original Latin description
Ajuga floribus resupinatis.

English translation
Ajuga with flowers resupinate.



English translation with commentary
Ajuga Ajuga
with flowers floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
resupinate. resupinatis - ablative plural masculine of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb resupino, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies floribus


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