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Strobilanthes dyeriana, the Persian shield or royal purple plant, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Myanmar (formerly ...
Strobilanthes dyeriana (Persian shield) is a tropical plant native to Myanmar. It is grown for its dark green foliage with bright, metallic-purple stripes radiating outward from the central leaf vein. In proper conditions, it will also produce pale purple flowers.
The Persian shield-bearers were further equipped with short spears to increase their effectiveness. [ 2 ] The Sparabara were taken from the full members of Persian society, they were trained from childhood to be soldiers and when not called out to fight on campaigns in distant lands they practised hunting on the vast plains of Persia .
Lowe’s has Christmas trees ranging from several feet tall to about eight feet tall. Some, like this artificial fir one, come pre-lit. Others come frosted with fake snow on the branches or color ...
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Common names include birdeye speedwell, [2] common field-speedwell, [3] Persian speedwell, large field speedwell, bird's-eye, or winter speedwell. It is native to Eurasia and is widespread as an introduced species in the British Isles (where it was first recorded in 1825 [ 4 ] ), North America, eastern Asia , including Japan and China , and ...
Persian Gulf Wars Iran–Iraq War (1980–88), also known as the Persian Gulf War or the First Gulf War; Gulf War (1991), also known as the Persian Gulf War, the First Gulf War, Operation Granby, or Operation Desert Storm; Iraq War (2003–present), also known as the Second or Third Gulf War; an ongoing conflict
The word comes from the Old Persian word asabāra (from asa- and bar, a frequently used Achaemenid military technical term). [citation needed] The various other renderings of the word are the following: Parthian asbār (spelt spbr or SWSYN), Middle Persian aswār (spelt ʼswbʼl or SWSYA), Classical Persian suwār (سوار), uswār/iswār (اسوار), Modern Persian savār (سوار).