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Solanum indicum L.

Taxonomic history
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Solanum indicum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 187 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   Today: The current name for this species is Solanum violaceum Ortega


original Latin diagnosis
Solanum caule aculeato fruticoso, foliis angulatis tomentosis integerrimis: aculeis utrinque tectis, calycibus inermibus.

English translation
Solanum with a stem prickly [and] shrubby; with leaf blades angular, tomentose, [and] entre, with prickles on both sides covered; [and] with calyces unarmed.



English translation with commentary
Solanum Solanum
with a stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
prickly aculeato - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective aculeatus, -a, -um; modifies caule
[and] [added for smoother reading]
shrubby; fruticoso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective fruticosus, -a, -um; modifies caule
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun foliis, -i; modifies baccis
angular, angulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
tomentose, tomentosis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective tomentosus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
entire; integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
with prickles aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i
on both sides utrinque - adverb
covered; tectis - perfect passive participle, ablative plural neuter of third conjugation verb tego, tegere, texi, tectum; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with calyces calycibus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun calyx, calycis
unarmed. inermibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective inermis, -is, -e; modifies calyces


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