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Eulalia (plant Genus)
''Eulalia'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.Kunth, Karl Sigismund 1829. Révision des Graminées 1: 160–161 in Latin ''Eulalia'' was named after the French botanical artist .Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. (1992 onwards) ''Eulalia''. Grass Genera of the World. Version: 18 August 1999. As a common name, "eulalia" refers to a grass in a different genus, '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulalia Aurea
''Eulalia aurea'' is a grass (in the Poaceae family). It was first described as ''Andropogon aureum'' in 1804 by Bory de Saint-VincentBory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1804), Voyage dans les quatre Principales îles des mers d'Afrique 1: 367, t. 21 but was transferred to the genus, '' Eulalia'', in 1830 by Kunth.Kunth, K.S. (1830), Revision des graminees Part 22: 359 The Walmajarri people of the southern Kimberley call it "Water grass" and . Distribution It is found in southern Africa, Madagascar, south east Asia, and Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... Within Australia, it is found in all mainland states and territories. Gallery Eulalia aurea plant.jpg , habit Eulalia aurea plant7 NWS - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man.jpg, habit Eulalia aurea flowerhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulalia Brevifolia
__NOTOC__ Eulalia is a feminine given name of Greek origin, ''Ευλαλια'', meaning "well-spoken." It may refer to: People * Saint Eulalia (other), the name of two venerated Spanish martyr saints, with similar hagiographies of possibly same historical origin, with several locales in Roman Catholic countries named after them: ** Saint Eulalia of Mérida (c. 292–304) ** Saint Eulalia of Barcelona (c. 290–303) whose relics are assumed to be in the Barcelona Cathedral, ''La Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia'' * Eulalia (abbess of Shaftesbury), an abbess of Shaftesbury abbey in Dorset (England) * Eulalia Ares de Vildoza (1809–1884), Argentinian coup leader * Eulalia de Liáns, pseudonym of Spanish writer Fanny Garrido (1846–1917) * Eulalia Kadmina (1853–1881), Imperial Russian opera singer * Eulàlia Lledó (born 1952), Spanish academic * Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864–1958) * Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis (1908-1993) Places * Santa Eulali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous country, Bhutan is known as "Druk Yul," or "Land of the Thunder Dragon". Nepal and Bangladesh are located near Bhutan but do not share a land border. The country has a population of over 727,145 and territory of and ranks 133rd in terms of land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a Constitutional Democratic Monarchy with King as head of state and Prime Minister as head of government. Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism is the state religion and the Je Khenpo is the head of state religion. The subalpine Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. In the Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than above sea level. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highest peak and is the highest uncl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a wide strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. Assamese and Boro are the official languages of Assam, while Bengali is an additional official language in the Barak Valley. Assam is known for Assam tea and Assam silk. The state was the first site for oil drilling in Asia. Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant. The Assamese economy is aided by wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, which are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulalia Hirtifolia
__NOTOC__ Eulalia is a feminine given name of Greek origin, ''Ευλαλια'', meaning "well-spoken." It may refer to: People * Saint Eulalia (other), the name of two venerated Spanish martyr saints, with similar hagiographies of possibly same historical origin, with several locales in Roman Catholic countries named after them: ** Saint Eulalia of Mérida (c. 292–304) ** Saint Eulalia of Barcelona (c. 290–303) whose relics are assumed to be in the Barcelona Cathedral, ''La Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia'' * Eulalia (abbess of Shaftesbury), an abbess of Shaftesbury abbey in Dorset (England) * Eulalia Ares de Vildoza (1809–1884), Argentinian coup leader * Eulalia de Liáns, pseudonym of Spanish writer Fanny Garrido (1846–1917) * Eulalia Kadmina (1853–1881), Imperial Russian opera singer * Eulàlia Lledó (born 1952), Spanish academic * Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864–1958) * Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis (1908-1993) Places * Santa Eulali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Sunda Islands
The Lesser Sunda Islands or nowadays known as Nusa Tenggara Islands ( id, Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, formerly ) are an archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make up the Sunda Islands. The islands are part of a volcanic arc, the Sunda Arc, formed by subduction along the Sunda Trench in the Java Sea. A bit more than 20 million people live on the islands. Etymologically, Nusa Tenggara means "Southeast Islands" from the words of ''nusa'' which means 'island' from Old Javanese language and ''tenggara'' means 'southeast'. The main Lesser Sunda Islands are, from west to east: Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba, Savu, Rote, Timor, Atauro, Alor archipelago, Barat Daya Islands, and Tanimbar Islands. Geology The Lesser Sunda Islands consist of two geologically distinct archipelagos.Audley-Charles, M.G. (1987) "Dispersal of Gondwanaland: relevance to evolution of the Angiosperms" ''In'': Whitmore, T.C. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, home to approximately 56% of the Demographics of Indonesia, Indonesian population. Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is on Java's northwestern coast. Many of the best known events in Indonesian history took place on Java. It was the centre of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, the Islamic sultanates, and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies. Java was also the center of the History of Indonesia, Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 1940s. Java dominates Indonesia politically, economically and culturally. Four of Indonesia's eight UNESCO world heritage sites are located in Java: Ujung Kulon National Park, Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, and Sangiran Early Man Site. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulalia Fimbriata
__NOTOC__ Eulalia is a feminine given name of Greek origin, ''Ευλαλια'', meaning "well-spoken." It may refer to: People * Saint Eulalia (other), the name of two venerated Spanish martyr saints, with similar hagiographies of possibly same historical origin, with several locales in Roman Catholic countries named after them: ** Saint Eulalia of Mérida (c. 292–304) ** Saint Eulalia of Barcelona (c. 290–303) whose relics are assumed to be in the Barcelona Cathedral, ''La Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia'' * Eulalia (abbess of Shaftesbury), an abbess of Shaftesbury abbey in Dorset (England) * Eulalia Ares de Vildoza (1809–1884), Argentinian coup leader * Eulalia de Liáns, pseudonym of Spanish writer Fanny Garrido (1846–1917) * Eulalia Kadmina (1853–1881), Imperial Russian opera singer * Eulàlia Lledó (born 1952), Spanish academic * Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864–1958) * Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis (1908-1993) Places * Santa Eulali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of Motu, from the Austronesian l ...: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Mainland Australia, Australia by the wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the independent state of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Papua (province), Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua (province), West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulalia Fastigiata
__NOTOC__ Eulalia is a feminine given name of Greek origin, ''Ευλαλια'', meaning "well-spoken." It may refer to: People * Saint Eulalia (other), the name of two venerated Spanish martyr saints, with similar hagiographies of possibly same historical origin, with several locales in Roman Catholic countries named after them: ** Saint Eulalia of Mérida (c. 292–304) ** Saint Eulalia of Barcelona (c. 290–303) whose relics are assumed to be in the Barcelona Cathedral, ''La Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia'' * Eulalia (abbess of Shaftesbury), an abbess of Shaftesbury abbey in Dorset (England) * Eulalia Ares de Vildoza (1809–1884), Argentinian coup leader * Eulalia de Liáns, pseudonym of Spanish writer Fanny Garrido (1846–1917) * Eulalia Kadmina (1853–1881), Imperial Russian opera singer * Eulàlia Lledó (born 1952), Spanish academic * Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864–1958) * Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis (1908-1993) Places * Santa Eulali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north-west of mainland Australia. Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and the Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia (continent), Australia and the Indian Ocean. Apart from the British Indian Ocean Territory and two out of atolls of Maldives, 26 atolls of Maldives in South Asia, Maritime Southeast Asia is the only other subregion of Asia that lies partly within the Southern Hemisphere. Mainland Southeast Asia is completely in the Northern Hemisphere. East Timor and the southern portion of Indonesia are the only parts that are south of the Equator. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka."Indian subcontinent". ''Oxford Dictionary of English, New Oxford Dictionary of English'' () New York: Oxford University Press, 2001; p. 929: "the part of Asia south of the Himalayas which forms a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean, between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Historically forming the whole territory of Greater India, the region is now divided into three countries named Bangladesh, India and Pakistan." The terms ''Indian subcontinent'' and ''South Asia'' are often used interchangeably to denote the region, although the geopolitical term of South Asia frequently includes Afghanist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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