A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

mutatus,-a,-um (part.A): changed, altered, transformed; mutated [in + acc.] [> L. muto,-avi,-atum 3. to move to a place, to alter, change]; cf. commutatus,-a,-um (part.A), commutabilis,-e (adj.B): changed, (inter)changed, (ex)changed, altered, shifted; replaced, substituted; changeable, variable; see changed, transformed.

NOTE: commutatus,-a,-um (part.A), q.v.: changeable; “changed or changing; used for a species close to one already known” (Stearn 1996)

- indumento in squamas similes minores mutato, with the indumentum changed into [note accusative] similar, smaller scales.

- folia spinoso-dentata et nonnumquam in spinas mutata (B&H), leaves spinose-dentate and sometimes changed into spines (acc. pl.).

- folia solitaria in Oresitroplie; in ascidia mutata in Cephaloto (B&H), leaves solitary in Oresitrophe, changed into ascidia in Cephalotus.

- petala 0, nisi stamina exteriora in glándulas stipitatas mutata (B&H), petals none, except the outer stamens transformed into stalked glandules.

- stipulae in pilos subscariosos fasciculatos v. ligulaeformes mutatae (B&H), stipules in somewhat membranous fasciculate hairs or altered in the shape of ligules [i.e. straps].

- petalis numero aequalia, dupla aut multiplicia, interdum in squammulas nectariferas mutata (DeCandolle), with the petals equal in number, double or multiplied, sometimes changed into nectar-bearing squamules.

- lamellae ante evolutionem albidae, pulvere mox seminali copioso incarnato - roseo tinctae colorem mutant (S&A), the lamellae, before their unfolding, whitish, tinted with the copious reproductive powder [i.e. spores] having become fleshy to rose-colored, they change color.

- sepala tamen in omnibus gradatim in petala mutata sunt (B&H), the sepals, however, in all [genera] gradually are changed into petals.

- [fungus illustration] Fig 7. Ceratium hydnoides: (a) (c) mole nativa recens (b) semidestructum; ad varia augmenta (e) (f) vigens (d) in pulpam semimutatum (S&A), (a) (c) fresh, in its native mass (b) partially broken down; at various magnifications (e) (f) growing (d) partly changed into a pulp.

- petiolo saepe volubili nec in cirrhum mutato (B&H), with the petiole often twining, not changed into a cirrhus [i.e. tendril].

- [Cyperaceae] setae hypogynae in perianthium perfectum 6-partitum mutatae in Oreobolo(B&H), the hypogynous setae transformed into a perfect, 6-parted perianth in Oreobolus.

immutatus,-a,-um (part.A): unchanged, unaltered; see immutatus,-a,-um (part.A);

- antherae erectae, post anthesin immutata; v. rarius apice recurvae (B&H), anthers erect, unchanged after flowering or more rarely recurved at the apex.