Lancea Hirsuta
Lancea may refer to: *Lancea (weapon), the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin * ''Lancea'' (plant), a plant genus in the order Lamiales See also *Lancia (other) Lancia is an Italian manufacturer of cars and other vehicles. Lancia may also refer to: * Manfred I Lancia (fl. 1160–1214), poet, Margrave of Busca * Bianca Lancia (1200–1233), consort of Frederick II * Vincenzo Lancia (1881–1937), Italian ...

Lancea (weapon)
The ''Lancea'' was a javelin used in ancient Rome. According to the OED, the word originally came from the Celtiberian language, also cf. λόγχη (''lonche''), the Greek term for lance. One kind of ''lancea'', possibly known as the ''lancea pugnatoria'' or "the fighting lance" was used as a thrusting weapon by cavalrymen. This weapon was used by cavalrymen as it was lighter and easier to use than the pilum. The lancea was also used by auxiliaries. legionaries would use the ''lancea'' if the occasion called for it. Arrian equipped his army with the weapon during a battle with the Alans. Soldiers that used it were known as '' lancearii''. It is unclear how the ''lancea'' was distinguished from the hastae. Many ''lancea'' had amenta, although not all. This kind of javelin also had short wooden shafts and small leaf-shaped metal heads. Sometimes the heads had elongated points which may have been used to increase the penetration of the spear. References Bibliography * * ...
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Lancea (plant)
''Lancea'' is a plant genus in the recently described Mazaceae. It had formerly been tentatively included in the lopseed family, Phrymaceae as well as the Scrophulariaceae The Scrophulariaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as shrubs. Flowers have bilateral ( zygomorphic) or rarely radial ( actinomorphic) symmetry. The S .... Species ''Lancea'' species include: *'' Lancea tibetica'' *'' Lancea hirsuta'' Lancea hirsuta
in ''Flora of China'' 18.

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Mazaceae Lamiales genera {{lamiales-stub ...
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