Limp Leaf Fern

Microlepia speluncae (L.) Moore

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Microlepia speluncae (Limp Leaf Fern) is a species of perennial herb in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. They are native to Pará, SãO Paulo, Amazônia, Mata Atlântica, Santa Catarina, Rio De Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii. They have bipinnate leaves. They have alternation of generations.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q190903
Definition: plant which has no persistent woody stem above ground

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25039724
Definition: pinnately compound leaves in which the leaflets are themselves pinnately compound; also called twice-pinnate

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.

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EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Hawaii
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/5855797
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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anthropogenic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000002
- Definition: a geographic feature resulting from the influence of human beings on nature.
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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bipinnate
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25039724
- Definition: pinnately compound leaves in which the leaflets are themselves pinnately compound; also called twice-pinnate
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leaf venation shape
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000562
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anadromous (leaves)
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/anadromous
- Definition: a venation pattern in which the first vein in a given segment arises on the side of the leaf segment toward the apex
- Attribution: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/glossary/glossary-details/?irn=252
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leaf venation structure
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008074
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parallel/free (leaf veins)
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/freevein
- Definition: veins run parallel and equidistant to each other for most of the length of the leaf; they may converge or fuse (anastomose) towards the apex
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf#Veins
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii
plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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plant lifeform
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900022
- Definition: whole plant lifeform
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geophyte
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900024
- Definition: whole plant geophytic
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reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000003
- Definition: The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms
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alternation of generations
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
- Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Limp-Leaf Fern. View this species on GBIF

Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings cc-by-nc