Circaea alpina

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Circaea alpina L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Circaea alpina in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 9 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Circaea alpina L.

original Latin description
Circaea caule adscendente, racemo unico.

English translation
Circaea with a stem ascending; with a raceme single.

English translation with commentary

Circaea Circaea

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

ascending; adscendente - ablative singular masculine of present active participle of third conjugation verb adscendo, adscendere, adscendi, adscensum; modifies caule

with raceme racemo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i

single. unico - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective unicus, -a, -um; modifies racemo

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Circaea	Circaea
with a stem	caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, -is
ascending;	adscendente - ablative singular masculine of present active participle of third conjugation verb adscendo, adscendere, adscendi, adscensum; modifies caule
with raceme	racemo - ablative singular of second declension masculine noun racemus, -i
single.	unico - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective unicus, -a, -um; modifies racemo