Bignonia catalpa

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Bignonia catalpa L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Bignonia catalpa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 622.
today: The current name for this species is Catalpa bignonioides Walter

original Latin diagnosis
Bignonia foliis simplicibus cordatis, caule erecto, floribus diandris.

English translation
Bignonia with leaf blades simple [and] cordate; with a stem erect; [and] with flowers two-stamened.

English translation with commentary

Bignonia Bignonia

with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i

simple simplicibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex); modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

cordate; cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

with a stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis

erect; erecto - perfect passive participle, ablative singular masculine of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies caule

[and] [added for smoother reading]

with flowers floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris

two-stamened. diandris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective diandrus, -a, -um; modifies floribus

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Bignonia	Bignonia
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
simple	simplicibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex); modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
cordate;	cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
with a stem	caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
erect;	erecto - perfect passive participle, ablative singular masculine of third conjugation verb erigo, erigere, erexi, erectum; modifies caule
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with flowers	floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
two-stamened.	diandris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective diandrus, -a, -um; modifies floribus