Piper amalago

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Piper amalago L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Piper amalago in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 29.
today: The current name for this species is Piper amalago L.

original Latin diagnosis
Piper foliis lanceolato-ovatis quinquenerviis rugosis.

English translation
Piper with leaf blades lanceolate-ovate, five-veined, [and] rugose.

English translation with commentary

Piper Piper

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

lanceolate-ovate, lanceolato-ovatis - lanceolato- (combining form of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um) + ovatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um)

five-veined, quinquenerviis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective quinquenervius, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

rugose. rugosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective rugosus, -a, -um); modifies foliis

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Piper	Piper
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
lanceolate-ovate,	lanceolato-ovatis - lanceolato- (combining form of group A adjective lanceolatus, -a, -um) + ovatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ovatus, -a, -um)
five-veined,	quinquenerviis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective quinquenervius, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
rugose.	rugosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective rugosus, -a, -um); modifies foliis