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Lens
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Lens

A lens is a transmissive optical device that focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction. A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (elements), usually arranged along a common axis. Lenses are made from materials such as glass or plastic and are ground, polished, or molded to the required shape. A lens can focus light to form an image, unlike a...

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Lens contradens

speciesLens contradens

Lens comptus

speciesLens comptus

Lens eximius

speciesLens eximius

Lens inornatus

speciesLens inornatus

Lens maenamensis

speciesLens maenamensis

Lens micropterus

speciesLens micropterus

Lens misellus

speciesLens misellus

Lens novoselovi

speciesLens novoselovi

Lens pallegoixi

speciesLens pallegoixi

Lens rolfbrandti

speciesLens rolfbrandti

Lens semmelinki

speciesLens semmelinki

Lens lugens

speciesLens lugens

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Lens in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.597

Lens in Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 96)

Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 96)

王圻, 王思義 · 1607 · p.62

Lens in Latin Herbal

Latin Herbal

1484 · p.31

Lens in Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 5 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 5 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.14

Lens in Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)

Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)

Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1800 · p.285

Lens in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.596

Lens in Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.278

Lens in On the Virtues of Herbs

On the Virtues of Herbs

Macer Floridus · 1150 · p.43

Lens in On the Virtues of Herbs

On the Virtues of Herbs

Macer Floridus · 1150 · p.60

Lens in Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

1486 · p.29

Lens in The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.219

Lens in The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.121

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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 1367295.