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Sultan
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Sultan

Camacinia gigantea

Camacinia gigantea, the sultan, is a species of libellulid dragonfly.

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Sultan in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.153

Sultan in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.100

Sultan in The Book of Household Management

The Book of Household Management

Mrs Isabella Beeton · 1861 · p.734

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 96505.