Talk:Scaphopetalum blackii

Translation
Foliis breviter petiolatis, oblongis, accuminatis; floribus fasciculatis, pedicellis brevibus, calyce clauso, subcoriaceo, demum bivalvi, valvis cymbiformibus; petalis cucullatis, obtusis, nervoso-stricatis, plicatis sulcatisque; tubo stamineo 5-angulari, infundibuliformi.

Leaves shortly petiolate, oblong, acuminate; flowers fasciculate, shortly pedicellate, calyx closed, subcoriaceous, becoming bivalvate, valves cymbiform; petals cucullate, obtuse, with contrasting veins, plicate and sulcate; stamineal tube 5-angled, infudibuliform.

''Frutex 4-5 pedalis. Ramuli virgati, puberuli. Petioli 3-4 lin. longi. Stipulae subulato-lanceolatae, nervoso-striatae, petiolos aequantes. Folia 5-8 poll. longa, 2-4 poll. lata, oblonga, integra, acuminata, glabra, subcoriacea, venatione reticulata. Pedicelli brevis (4-5 lin.), fasciculati, erecti, e ramis nascentes. Bracteolae minutae, subulatae. Alabastra subglobosa. Calyx subcoriaceus, purpureus, clausus, demum irregulariter rumpens, bivalvis, valvis cymbiformibus, patentibus, intus pilis parvis appressis munitus. Petala calceiforma, obtusa, cucullata, 5-striata, plicata, sulcata, glabra, sepalis paullo breviora. Tubus stamineus petaliodeus, infundibuliformis, 5-angularis, apice 10-lobatus; lobis sterilibus 5, reflexis; lobis fertilibus totidem, antheras biloculares tres, in petalorum cucullis reconditas, gerentibus. Ovarium oblongum, 5-lobum, 5-loculare, tubo stamineo dimidio brevius. Stylus inclusus, stigma obsure 5-lobum. Ovula in quovis loculo 00, amphitropa, placentae axili biseriatim acffixa. Fructus -''

A shrub to 4 to 5 feet high. Branches virgate, downy. Petioles 6-9mm long. Stipules subulate-lanceolate, with contrasting veins, equalling the petioles. Leaves 5-8 inches long, 2-4 inches wide, oblong, entire, acuminate, glabrous, subcoriaceous, venation reticulate. Pedicels short (8-11mm), fasciculate, erect, arising from the branches. Bracteoles minute, subulate. Flower buds subglobose. Calyx subcoriaceous, purple, closed, becoming (demum irregulariter rumpens) bivalved, valves cymbiform, patent, with small appressed hairs adaxially. Petals calceiform (=slipper shaped), obtuse, cucullate, 5-nerved, plicate, sulcate, glabrous, (sepalis paullo breviora = ?'slightly shorter than the sepals'). Stamineal tube petaloid, infundibuliform, 5-angled, 10 lobed at apex; sterile lobes 5, reflexed; fertile lobes all the same (i.e. not zygomorphic), 3 biloculate anthers, hidden by the hoods of the petals (gerentibus). Ovary oblong, 5-lobed, 5-loculate, half the length of the staminal column. Style included (short than petals), stigma obscurely 5-lobed. Ovules many in each locule, amphitropous, placentation axile in two row. Fruit ...

Notes. A line (lin.) is an obsolete unit equal to 1/12 or 1/10 of an inch - it's the imperial equivalent of a millimeter (but approximately twice the size). A pollex (poll.) (thumb) is an obsolete unit a little less than an inch. (24.6 versus 25.4 mm)

Lavateraguy (talk) 08:29, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I added a few more translations. Peter coxhead (talk) 20:37, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I had translated "arising from the branches" more freely as "cauliflorous", but since elsewhere it says that the flowers are borne in the axils of fallen leaves cauliflorus may not be right - perhaps ramiflorous. Lavateraguy (talk) 21:04, 29 March 2019 (UTC)