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Mimosa tergemina L.

Taxonomic history:
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Mimosa tergemina in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 517 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   today: The current name for this species is Calliandra tergemina (L.) Benth.


original Latin diagnosis
Mimosa foliis tergeminis.

English translation
Mimosa with leaves in three pairs.


English translation with commentary
Mimosa Mimosa
with leaves foliis - ablative singular of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
in three pairs. tergeminis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tergeminus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

Note:
    Mimosa tergemina leaves are compound, so here “leaves” should be understood as “leaflets”.



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