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Salvia africana-caerulea L.

Taxonomic history:
    1753: Linnaeus described this species as Salvia africana-caerulea in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 26.
   today: The current name for this species is Salvia africana L.


original Latin diagnosis
Salvia foliis subrotundis serratis: basi truncatis dentatis.

English translation
Salvia with leaf blades nearly round in outline [and] serrate, at the base truncate [and] dentate.


English translation with commentary
Salvia Salvia
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
nearly round in outline, subrotundis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective subrotundus, -a, um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
serrate, serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
at the base basi - ablative singular of third declension feminine noun basis, basis
truncate truncatis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of first conjugation verb trunco, -are, -avi, -atum; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
dentate. dentatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective dentatus, -a, um; modifies foliis



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