Piper longum

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Piper longum L.

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

original Latin diagnosis
Piper foliis cordatis petiolatis sessilibusque.

English translation
Piper with leaf blades cordate, petiolate, [and] sessile.

English translation with commentary

Piper Piper

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

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

petiolate, petiolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective petiolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

and sessile. sessilibusque - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e); modifies foliis [Does Linnaeus mean that some, but not all, leaves have petioles?]

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Piper	Piper
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
cordate,	cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
petiolate,	petiolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective petiolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
and sessile.	sessilibusque - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective sessilis, -is, -e); modifies foliis [Does Linnaeus mean that some, but not all, leaves have petioles?]