Valeriana pyrenaica

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Valeriana pyrenaica L.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Valeriana pyrenaica in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 33.
today: The current name for this species is Valeriana pyrenaica L.

Original Latin diagnosis:
Valeriana floribus triandris, foliis cordatis serratis petiolatis: summis ternatis.

English translation:
Valeriana with flowers three-stamened; with leaf blades cordate, serrate, [and] petiolate, the uppermost ternate.

English translation with commentary:

Valeriana Valeriana

with flowers floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris

three-stamened; triandris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective triandrus, -a, -um; modifies floribus

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

cordate, cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

serrate, serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

[and] [added for smoother reading]

petiolate, petiolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective petiolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

the uppermost summis - superlative degree, ablative plural neuter of group A adjective superus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis

ternate. ternatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ternatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis

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Valeriana	Valeriana
with flowers	floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris
three-stamened;	triandris - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective triandrus, -a, -um; modifies floribus
with leaf blades	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i
cordate,	cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
serrate,	serratis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective serratus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
petiolate,	petiolatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective petiolatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
the uppermost	summis - superlative degree, ablative plural neuter of group A adjective superus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis
ternate.	ternatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ternatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis