Tulipq breyniana

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Tulipa breyniana L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Tulipa breyniana in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 306 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Homeria breyniana (L.) G. J. Lewis

original Latin diagnosis
Tulipa caule polyphyllo, foliis linearibus.

English translation
Tulip with a stem many-leaved [and] with leaf blades linear.

English translation with commentary

Tulipa Tulipa

with a stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis

many-leaved polyphyllo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective polyphyllus, -a, -um; modifies caule

[and] [added for smoother reading]

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

linear. linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis

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Tulipa	Tulipa
with a stem	caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
many-leaved	polyphyllo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective polyphyllus, -a, -um; modifies caule
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
linear.	linearibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective linearis, -is, -e; modifies foliis