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Batwing Fern

Histiopteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Sm.

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Histiopteris incisa (Batwing Fern) is a species of perennial herb in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. They are native to GoiáS, Rio De Janeiro, Puerto Rico, Roraima, Amazônia, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Espirito Santo, Rio Grande Do Sul, Bahia, Mata Atlântica, SãO Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii. They have pinnate 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: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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

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

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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

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

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

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25501895
Definition: type of compound leaf, where leaflets arise at multiple points along a common axis

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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 17 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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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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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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pinnate
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25501895
- Definition: type of compound leaf, where leaflets arise at multiple points along a common axis
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leaf venation shape
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000562
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reticulate
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16868813
- Definition: net-like pattern, arrangement, or structure
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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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hydrophyte
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900026
- Definition: whole plant hydrophytic
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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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spore arrangement
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/sporeArrangement
- Definition: The important feature of homospory is the four fold division involved in spore production, this takes the form of either a tetrahedra which gives a trilete (Y shaped scar) spore or a tetragon which gives a monolete (single linear scar) spore.
- Attribution: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/spore.html
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monolete
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/monolete
- Definition: spores bearing a single linear scar, indicating that they were arranged in a tetragonal spore tetrad
- Attribution: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/spore.html
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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 batwing fern from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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batwing fern includes 1 child:

Histiopteris incisa var. seramensis M. Kato (Maluku Water Fern)