Panicum brevifolium

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Panicum brevifolium L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Panicum brevifolium in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 59.
today: The current name for this species is Panicum brevifolium L.

original Latin diagnosis
Panicum paniculatum, foliorum vaginis longitudinaliter ciliatis.

English translation
Panicum paniculate; of leaves with sheaths longitudinally ciliate.

English translation with commentary

Panicum Panicum

paniculate; paniculatum - nominative singular of group A adjective paniculatus, -a, -um; modifies Panicum

[and] [added for smoother reading]

of leaves foliorum - genitive plural of second declension nauter noun folium, folii

with sheaths vaginis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun vagina, -ae)

longitudinally longitudinaliter - adverb

ciliate. ciliatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective ciliatus, -a, -um; modifies vaginis

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Panicum	Panicum
paniculate;	paniculatum - nominative singular of group A adjective paniculatus, -a, -um; modifies Panicum
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
of leaves	foliorum - genitive plural of second declension nauter noun folium, folii
with sheaths	vaginis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun vagina, -ae)
longitudinally	longitudinaliter - adverb
ciliate.	ciliatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective ciliatus, -a, -um; modifies vaginis