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Dragonflies
(Suborder Anisoptera)
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A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek ἄνισος anisos, "uneven" and πτερόν pteron, "wing", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). Adult dragonflies are characterized by large, multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related group, damselflies (Zygoptera), which are similar in structure, though usu
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Mediterranean Heptaptera
(Heptaptera anisoptera)
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Genus Anisoptera
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Anisoptera is a genus of plants in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name Anisoptera is derived from Greek (anisos = “unequal” and pteron = “wing”) and describes the unequal fruit calyx lobes. It contains ten species distributed from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to New Guinea. Eight out of the ten species are currently listed on the IUCN redlist. Of these, four species are listed as critically endangered and the other four as endangered. The main threat is habitat los
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Aegilia describens
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Aegilia describens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, to New Guinea, the Bismarck Islands and Queensland, also on Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean.
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Anisoptera costata
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Anisoptera costata is an endangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name costata is derived from Latin (costatus = ribbed) and describes the prominent venation of the leaf blade. A huge emergent tree up to 65 m high, it is found in evergreen and semi-evergreen lowland forests of Indo-Burma and in mixed dipterocarp forests of Malesia. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Anisoptera marginata
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Anisoptera marginata is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species name marginata is derived from Latin (maginatus = bordered) and refers to the distinct intermarginal vein of the leaf blade. A. marginata is a canopy tree, up to 45 m tall, found in mixed peat swamp forests and in poorly drained kerangas forests. In Sabah it is also found on soils derived from ultrabasic rock. This species is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia...
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Anisoptera megistocarpa
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Anisoptera megistocarpa is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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Lagerstroemia anisoptera
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Lagerstroemia anisoptera is a species of plant in the Lythraceae family. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Anisoptera thurifera
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Anisoptera thurifera is a tree species in the family Dipterocarpaceae. This Asian species has been recorded from Bangladesh through to New Guinea; the IUCN has categorised it as Vulnerable.
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Anisoptera laevis
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Anisoptera laevis is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
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Anisoptera curtisii
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Anisoptera curtisii is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
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Anisoptera reticulata
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Anisoptera reticulata is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Brunei and Malaysian Borneo.
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Anisoptera scaphula
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Anisoptera scaphula is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Anisoptera grossivenia
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Anisoptera grossivenia is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name grossivenia is derived from Latin (grossus = an unripe fig and venius = veined) and refers to the purple lateral veins of the leaf blade. A. grossivenia is a tall emergent tree, up to 60 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forest and its ecotone to kerangas forests. It is endemic to Borneo. It occurs in at least two protected areas (Bako National Park...
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