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Potameia Microphylla
''Potameia'' is a genus of plant in laurel family (Lauraceae). It contains 23 species, which are native to Madagascar (22 species) or Thailand (1 species). Species * ''Potameia antevaratra'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia argentea'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia capuronii'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia chartacea'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia confluens'' van der Werff - Madagascar * ''Potameia crassifolia'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia eglandulosa'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia elliptica'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia incisa'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia micrantha'' van der Werff - Madagascar * ''Potameia microphylla'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia nitens'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia obtusifolia'' van der Werff - Madagascar * ''Potameia resonjo'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia reticulata'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia rubra'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia salicifolia'' Kosterm. - Madagascar * ''Potameia siam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thouars
Thouars () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Mauzé-Thouarsais, Missé and Sainte-Radegonde were merged into Thouars. It is on the River Thouet. Its inhabitants are known as ''Thouarsais''. The Toarcian stage of the Jurassic takes its name from the town. History Although there is evidence of human habitation here 5,000 years ago, it is only in the seventh century that the town appears in the historical record. In the 760s, Thouars found itself in Aquitaine, the most robust fortress in the entire region according to contemporary chroniclers. This was a violent decade as Duke Waïfre, struggling to preserve the independence of Aquitaine, fought against the expansionist ambitions of the French King, Pepin the Short. In 762, accompanied by his son, the future Charlemagne, appeared outside Thouars. He destroyed the Gallo-Roman town and torched the castle. In the ninth century the first of a line of viscou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
