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Phleum schoenoides L.

Taxonomic history:
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Phleum schoenoides in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 60.
   today: The current name for this species is Crypsis schoenoides (L.) Lam.


original Latin diagnosis
Phleum spicis ovatis obvolutis[,] foliis brevissimis mucronatis amplexicaulibus.

English translation
Phleum with spikes ovate [and] covered; [and] with leaf blades very short, mucronate, [and] clasping.


English translation with commentary
Phleum Phleum
with spikes spicis - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun spica, -ae
ovate ovatis - ablative plural feminine of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um; modifies spicis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
covered; obvolutis - ablative plural feminine of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb obvoluo, -ere, -ui, -utum; modifies spicis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
very short, brevissimis - ablative plural neuter of superlative degree of group B adjective brevis, brevis, breve; modifies foliis
mucronate, mucronatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective mucronatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
clasping. amplexicaulibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective amplexicaulis, -is, -e; modifies foliis



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