A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

aequalis,-e (adj.B + dat.): “not only signifies equality or similarity in size, but it is also used in the sense of uniformity; thus, ‘umbella aequalis’ is an umbel of which the florets are all alike” (Lindley); “aequalis, aequans (Lat.) equal or equalling; similar in size, uniform” (Jackson); equal, equalling; uniform; MATCHING; equal to, like to; alike; equal in age, contemporary; (of things) coeval, coexistent; that can be compared in respect to size or form; of equal size, looking alike, resembling, similar to; uniform, equable, unvarying, even, regular; symmetric; syn. aequans,-antis (part.B), q.v.; cf. symmetric, uniform; opp. inaequalis,-e (adj.B), irregularis,-e (adj.B);

aequalis, aequans: “equal or equaling; similar in size, uniform” (Jackson).

NOTE: aequalis,-e (adj.B) is a synonym of aequus, aequabilis, planus, par and similis.

Opp. inaequus, inaequabilis, inaequalis, dispar (unlike, different, dissimilar, unequal) and dissimilis, asymmetrical; uneven; different.

Unequal, applied to petals and sepals, indicates that they or their sides are of unequal size and shape (Paxton).

1.EQUAL (in magnitude, duration, etc.), identical in amount; equal = “alike as to length or number” (Jackson);

NOTE: equal, applied to petals and sepals when they are equal in size and shape with each other (Paxton); cf. irregular;

- folia caulina triangula lateribus vel cruribus aequalibus, the cauline leaves triangular with the sides or legs equal.

- folia omnia fere longitudine aequalia, (C. Mueller), all of the leaves nearly equal in length.

- stamina petalis duplo pluria vel rarius numero aequalia, stamens two times more than the petals or more rarely equal in number.

- locidula tertia dum adsit lateralibus aequalis v. minor (B&H), the third locidule when present equal [i.e. in size] to the lateral ones or smaller.

- (algae) ramenta distiche egredientia, saepissime lineam non longa, omnia longitudine aequali, aut media vix sublongiora (Agardh), the raments distichously coming forth, most often not a line long, all with equal length, or the middle ones scarcely a little longer.

- [Ranunculaceae] petala sepalorum numero aequalia dupla triplave (DeCandolle) the petals equal to the number of the sepals, double or triple.

aequidistans,-antis (adj.B), equally distant; in mathematics: parallel, equidistant; Circuli Aequidistantes, parallel circles [i.e. orbits] (Lewis & Short) [> L. > aequus, equal + disto, to be distant].

- dentes 16 aequidistantes, erecti longi, the teeth 16, equally distant (parallel), erect, long.

- dentes aequidistantes vel parum confluentes (C. Muell.), the teeth equidistant or somewhat confluent.

aequifoliatus,-a,-um (adj.A): evenly foliate, as a stem with leaves at the top the same configuration as those at the bottom.

aequiformis,-e (adj.B): uniform, of the same shape.

aequilateralis,-e: equilateral, equal-sided, of equal length (Jackson); opp inaequilateralis;[aequilaterus a um; aequilatus,-eris in math, equilateral ( Lewis & Short)]

- Arbor inermis, foliis alternis amplis inaequilateris (B&H), a tree, unarmed [i.e. lacking thorns or prickles], with the leaves alternate, big, the sides unequal.

- [Sphagnum] folia caulina fere aequilaterali-triangula vel triangulo-lingulata (Warnst.), the stem leaves almost equilaterally triangulate or triangulo-lingulate.

aequaliflorus,-a,-um: with flowers alike in form and character (Jackson) opp. inaequaliflorus.

aequilongus,-a,-um: of the same length + abl.;

- stamina 8-10, filamentis filiformibus elongates petalis subaequilongis (B&H), the stamens 8-10, with the filaments filiform, elongate, nearly the same length as the petals.

- petala subaequilonga (B&H), the petals nearly the same length.

- petiolis folio aequilongis, with the petioles the same length as the leaf [dat.sg.]

- longitudinaliter aequalis, equal in length.

aequimagnus (adj.A), equal sized (Jackson); opp. inaequimagnus.

aequivalvis,-e (adj.B), having valves of flowers or fruit of similar size (Jackson); opp. inaequivalvis,-e

aequivenius all the veins of equal distinctness (Jackson); opp. inaequivenius.

2. EVEN smooth, level, plane, with an unbroken surface; having a smooth, flat or unbroken surface, level, even; opp. e.g. scaber,-ra,-rum (adj.A), q.v., roughened, made rough; vs. striate, plicate, rugose, sulcate etc. , vs. secund, homomallous, curvatus;

even: vs. ranked (-stichus; -farious [bifarious]; compressed;

- legumen teres v. compressum, aequale v. moniliforme (B&H), the legume round or compressed, even or moniliform.

- nonnihil rugosa & inæqualia (Dill.), somewhat rugose and uneven.

- [fungi] superficiei subaequalis, non nisi levius passim lacunosae: eius cortex laevis est, opacus, pro ratione tenuis, rigidus, fragilis (S&D), somewhat even of surface, except only more slightly everywhere lacunose: its cortex is smooth, opaque, relatively [i.e. in relation to others] thin, rigid, fragile.

- Citrus fructu ovato acido, superficie inaequali (Swartz), a citrus with the fruit ovate, acid, with an uneven surface.

- marginibus aequalibus, with even margins [i.e. not e.g. dentate].

- foliis integris et ad margines aequalibus (Ray), with leaves entire and even [i.e. not toothed, crenate, etc.] at the margins.

3. SYMMETRIC, q.v., symmetrical:

- calycis limbus sub anthesi saepius brevis v. obsoletus aequalis v. obliquus (B&H), the limb of the calyx during anthesis more often short or rudimentary, symmetrical or oblique.

“In Mosses when the capsule is symmetrical” (Jackson) on the vertical or longitudinal plane;(mosses): in describing the capsule, or theca, ‘aequalis’ usually refers to a symmetrical shape, as such organs are often asymmetrical, i.e. one side not equalling the other as when the capsule is curved: a theca that is ‘inaequalis,-e’ is asymmetric;

- [Astomum] theca aequalis (C. Mueller), theca symmetric.

- theca subaequalis s. pyriformis (C. Mueller), the theca nearly symmetric or [s. = seu] pyriform [i.e. obconic, pear-shaped].

- theca ovalis recta aequalis minuta longisetacea et (e spec, capensib.) operculo conico obliquo subulato instructa (C. Mueller), theca oval, straight, symmetrical minute with a long seta and (from specimens from the Cape [i.e. of Good Hope] provided with an oblique conic subulate operculum.

- theca oblongo-ovata aequalis apice curvirostri crasso (C. Mueller), theca oblong-ovate, symmetric, at the apex with a thick curved beak.

- theca (aperta) cylindrica erecta aequalis ore suburnigera tenera parva (C. Mueller), theca (opened [i.e. deperculated] cylindric, erect, symmetric at the mouth, almost urn-bearing, thin, small.

- theca suberecta parva cylindrico - oblonga parum curvata inaequalis (C. Mueller), theca nearly erect, small, cylindric-oblong, somewhat curved, asymmetrical.

- Bryum coronatum: theca nutans dolioliformi-oblonga brunnea parva basi haud collosa sed aequalis (C. Mueller), the theca nodding, dolioliform [i.e. shaped like a small barrel]-obtuse, brown, small, at the base hardly collose [i.e. with a large neck] but symmetrical.

- [moss] Theca aequalis parva ore plus minus coarctata (C. Muell.), theca equal [i.e. symmetrical], small, more or less contracted at the mouth.

- theca inaequalis saepe strumosa (C. Mueller), theca asymmetrical, often strumose.

- theca aequalis, laevis vs. theca inaequalis, laevis vel plicata, theca symmetrical, smooth vs. theca asymmetrical, smooth or plicate.

4.UNIFORM, regular, homogeneous; uniform in consistency, texture, etc., uniform in shape, size, etc. regular; opp. heterogeneous, irregular; isodiametric;

(of areolation, i.e. the pattern of cells in mosses)

- aequiretis,-e: with the areolation homogeneous, regular throughout.

- inaequiretis,-e: with the areolation irregular, of different shapes.

- [moss] areolatio basis: cellulae subparallelogrammae, apicem versus rotundato - hexagonae vel parietibus aequalibus praeditae (C. Muell.), the areolation of the [leaf] base: the cells nearly parallelogrammous [i.e. of parallel lines], toward the apex, rounded-hexagonal or with walls ‘equal’ [i.e. isodiametric, q.v., that is having dimensions that are equal in all directions, e.g. isodiametric parenchyma cells].

(of arrangement of leaves on the stem: unranked, not in rows, aequifoliate: equally foliose or foliate; symmetric, not e.g. complanate, compressed, falcate etc.; symmetrical on the vertical plane (i.e. up/down) vs. horizontal plane (i.e. left/right); even (vs. ranked);

- folia in plano verticali tetrasticha, aequalia, leaves in the vertical plane in four rows, the leaves equal [i.e. all alike].

- folia disparia, majora in plano verticali formia horizontalia, leaves dissimilar, the horizontal forms larger in the vertical plane.

- folia in caule fertili undique aequalia, in caule sterili interdum subbifariam disposita; leaves on the fertile stem everywhere even, on the sterile stem sometimes somewhat bifarious [i.e. in two rows].

- Folia undique aequalia vs. folia disticha, complicata, equitantia; vs. folia undique aequalia vel compressa vs. folia undique aequalia vel subcompressa. vs. folia bi-, tri- vel plurifaria; leaves [everywhere] equal [i.e. uniform] vs. leaves distichous [i.e. in two rows], folded together, equitant [i.e. conduplicate and overlapping in two ranks]; as opposed to leaves everywhere equal vs. leaves everywhere uniform or compressed vs. leaves everywhere uniform or slightly compressed, vs. leaves in two, three or many rows.

5. SIMILAR, like; opp. dissimilar;

- sep. 5 aequalia in calcar seu tubum nectariferum nulla producta (DeCandolle), sepals [sepala] 5, similar, none of them elongated into a nectariferous spur or tube.

- (algae) articuli globosi, subpellucidi, interdum inter se inaequales (Agardh), the joints globose, nearly transparent, sometimes between themselves unequal [i.e. not uniform, irregular; dissimilar].