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Porpax Heiligenthalii
''Porpax'' may refer to: * ''Porpax'' (dragonfly) – a genus of dragonflies * ''Porpax'' (plant) – a genus of orchids *The central strap of an aspis An aspis ( grc, ἀσπίς, plural ''aspides'', ), or porpax shield, sometimes mistakenly referred to as a hoplon ( el, ὅπλον) (a term actually referring to the whole equipment of a hoplite), was the heavy wooden shield used by the infa ... or porpax shield {{disambig, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porpax (dragonfly)
''Porpax'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. The five species in the genus are all endemic to tropical Africa Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with hot moist climates, which are caused by latitude and the tropi ...: *'' Porpax asperipes'' Karsch, 1896 *'' Porpax risi'' Pinhey, 1958 *'' Porpax garambensis'' Pinhey, 1966 *'' Porpax bipunctus'' Pinhey, 1966 *'' Porpax sentipes'' Dijkstra, 2006 References Libellulidae Odonata of Africa Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch Anisoptera genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Libellulidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porpax (plant)
''Porpax'' is a genus of epiphytic orchids native to southern and southeastern Asia from India to Yunnan to Borneo. , Plants of the World Online accepts the following species: *'' Porpax albiflora'' (Rolfe) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax angustifolia'' (Mansf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax articulata'' (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax atrorubra'' (Mansf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax borneensis'' J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb *'' Porpax braccata'' (Lindl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax bulbophylloides'' (C.Schweinf.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax capuccinorum'' Aver. *'' Porpax christopheri'' (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax compacta'' (P.J.Cribb) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax conica'' (Summerh.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax cupuligera'' (Kraenzl.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax dickasonii'' (Ormerod) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen *'' Porpax elaidium'' (L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspis
An aspis ( grc, ἀσπίς, plural ''aspides'', ), or porpax shield, sometimes mistakenly referred to as a hoplon ( el, ὅπλον) (a term actually referring to the whole equipment of a hoplite), was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece. Construction An aspis was deeply dished and made primarily of wood. Some had a thin sheet of bronze on the outer face, often just around the rim. In some periods, the convention was to decorate the shield; in others, it was usually left plain. The aspis measured at least in diameter and weighed about , and it was about thick. This large shield was made possible partly by its shape, which allowed it to be supported comfortably on the shoulder. The revolutionary part of the shield was, in fact, the grip. Known as an grip, it placed the handle at the edge of the shield and was supported by a leather or bronze fastening for the forearm at the center, known as the porpax. This allowed hoplites m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
