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Vaccinium stamineum L.

Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Vaccinium stamineum in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 350 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   today: The current name for this species is Vaccinium stamineum L.


original Latin diagnosis
Vaccinium pedunculis solitariis unifloris, antheris corolla longioribus, foliis oblongis integerrimis.

English translation
Vaccinium with peduncles solitary [and] one-flowered; with anthers than the corolla longer; [and] with leaf blades oblong [and] entire.


English translation with commentary
Vaccinium Vaccinium
with peduncles pedunculis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun pedunculus, -i
solitary solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies peduncles
[and] [added for smoother reading]
one-flowered; unifloris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective uniflorus, -a, -um; modifies pedunculis
with anthers antheris - ablative plural of first declension feminine noun anthera, -ae
than the corolla corolla - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun corolla, -ae; object of longioribus
longer; longioribus - comparative degree, ablative plural feminine of group A adjective longus, -a, -um; agrees with antheris
[and] [added for smoother reading]
with leaf blades foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
oblong oblongis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective oblongus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and] [added for smoother reading]
entire. integerrimis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective integerrimis; modifies foliis



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