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  • proper noun A taxonomic suborder within the order Odonata — the dragonflies.

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Examples

  • Most of the remaining habitat in this ecoregion is semi-evergreen rain forest and includes eight characteristic dipterocarp species: Anisoptera thurifera, Hopea gregaria, H. iriana, H. novoguineensis, Shorea assamica, S. montigena, S. selanica, and Vatica rassak.

    Halmahera rain forests 2008

  • Represented dipterocarp genera include Anisoptera, Dipterocarpus, Hopea, and Shorea.

    Sulu Archipelago rain forests 2008

  • The dominant tree species in this moist forest are the dipterocarps, Anisoptera thurifera, Hopea gregaria, H. iriana, H. novoguineensis, Shorea assamica, S. montigena, S. selanica, and Vatica rassak.

    Buru rain forests 2008

  • A member of the order Protodonata, Meganuera closely resembles and is related to modern dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera).

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • These majestic forests are dominated by the Dipterocarpaceae tree family, notably Anisoptera spp.,

    Peninsular Malaysian rain forests 2008

  • Dipterocarps are a major component of the forest structure and form emergent tree canopies with such species as Dipterocarpus alatus, D. costatus, Hopea odorata, Shorea guiso, S. hypochra, and Anisoptera costata.

    Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests 2008

  • Commercially important tree species include teak Tectona grandis, Terminatia nudiflora, Xylia kerii, L. calyculata, A. xylocarpa, D. alatus, H. odorata, Anisoptera cochinchinensis.

    Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand 2008

  • A member of the order Protodonata, Meganuera closely resembles and is related to modern dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera).

    Rhapsodizing further on insects 2008

  • Other dipterocarps once formed the dominant canopy elements of a tall evergreen forest in coastal area, with Shorea hypochra, Anisoptera costata, Dipterocarpus costatus, and Hopea odorata all abundant.

    Cardamom Mountains rain forests 2007

  • The dipterocarps include Anisoptera costata, Hopea celebica, H. gregaria, Shorea assamica, Vatica rassak, and V. flavovirens.

    Sulawesi lowland rain forests 2007

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