- the "Avosetta of the Italians".
Avocets have long legs and long, thin,
upcurved bills which they
sweep from side to side when
feeding in the
brackish or...
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diameter up to 1 m (3 ft). The
trunk is
vertical and
branches horizontal to
upcurved. The bark is dark gray-brown to near black,
deeply furrowed, with long...
- It is
distinguished from
Hypnale nepa by
variably colored body and less
upcurved snout. No
subspecies are
currently recognized.
Hypnale zara has 10–19 minute...
- 25–35 m (80–115 ft) tall,
rarely 45 m (150 ft).
Foliage blue-green,
strongly upcurved to
erect on all
except weak,
shaded shoots in the
lower crown;
leaves mostly...
- in 1865. It is
found in Sri Lanka.
Labial palps are longer,
slender and
upcurved.
Antennae of male are
fasciculate or ciliate. Pitkin,
Brian & Jenkins,...
- are
arranged spirally on the shoot, but
twisted slightly S-shaped to be
upcurved above the shoot. The
cones are erect, 9–21 cm (3+1⁄2–8+1⁄4 in) long, yellow-green...
-
light yellow ochreous,
consisting of a
streak from the
middle of the base,
upcurved beneath the
costa to one-fourth, an
irregular oblique transverse fasciate...
- Monodontidae. The
narwhal has a
robust body with a short,
blunt snout,
small upcurved flippers, and
convex to
concave tail flukes.
Adults measure 3.0 to 5.5 m...
-
species can be
distinguished by its bright,
white margins on its slender,
upcurved leaves. The
leaves grow in pairs, that each
appear in a
decussate arrangement...
- are
arranged spirally on the shoot, but
twisted slightly S-shaped to be
upcurved above the shoot. The
cones are upright, 11–22 cm (4+1⁄4–8+3⁄4 in) long...
