Botanical Latin Translations

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
info@vfthomas.com

 (updated 22 October 2024)




Platanus orientalis L.

Taxonomic history
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Platanus orientalis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 999 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Platanus orientalis L.


original Latin diagnosis
Platanus foliis palmatis.

English translation
Platanus with leaf blades palmate.



English translation with commentary
Platanus Platanus
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
palmate. palmatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective palmatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis


For a list of botanical Latin translations, please click here.         To access the Species Plantarum concordance, please click here.