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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In some classifications, a section or division of the echinoids belonging to the family Spatangidæ, characterized by apetalous ambulacra crossed by fascioles.

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  • The most important species in terms of density and frequency are Eschweilera alba, E. odora, Pouteria guianensis, Vantanea guianensis, Jessenia bataua, Ragala sanguinolenta, Licania apetala, and Iryanthera ulei.

    Juruá-Purus moist forests 2008

  • Large stands of keora Sonneratia apetala are found on newly accreted mudbanks and provide important wildlife habitat.

    Sundarbans, Bangladesh 2009

  • The most important species in terms of density and frequency are Eschweilera alba, E. odora, Pouteria guianensis, Vantanea guianensis, Jessenia bataua, Ragala sanguinolenta, Licania apetala, and Iryanthera ulei.

    Purus-Madeira moist forests 2008

  • Heritiera fomes is scattered over areas of higher elevation, along with keora Sonneratia apetala, gengwa Excoecaria agallocha, dhundul Carapa obovata and the date palm or hental Phoenix paludosa.

    Sundarbans National Park, India 2008

  • According to Champion and Seth, the freshwater swamp forests are characterized by Heritiera minor, Xylocarpus molluccensis, Bruguiera conjugata, Sonneratia apetala, Avicennia officinalis, and Sonneratia caseolaris, with Pandanus tectorius, Hibiscus tiliaceus, and Nipa fruticans along the fringing banks.

    Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests 2008

  • Of particular conservation importance are the magnificent examples of pristine tall forests, with eucalyptus such as swamp gum Eucalyptus regnans (the world's tallest flowering plant) forming a 60-90 m high canopy over a 10-20 m high closed wet sclerophyll understorey of Olearia argophylla, Pomaderris apetala, Acacia dealbata and Acacia melanoxylon.

    Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia 2008

  • Climbers such as Derris trifoliata and Dalbergia spinosa, undershrubs of Suaeda spp. and Acanthus ilicifolius and, very rarely, Sonneratia apetala, Xylocarpus mekongensis, Salicornia brachiata, Arthrocnemum indicum, and Sesuvium portulacastrum provide additional structure to these forests.

    Goadavari-Krishna mangroves 2008

  • Myristica sebifera, Sterculia apetala, and Vitex cymosa.

    Beni savanna 2008

  • Soneratia apetala less common, but becomes more so as we approach Rangoon, it is an elegant tree with pendulous branchlets.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

  • _Sagina apetala_ and _patula_, [53] _Spergula media_ and _salina_ and many other pairs of allied species have differentiating characters of the same value as those of the elementary species of _Draba verna_.

    Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891

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