Thinleaf Brake

Pteris amoena Bl.

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Pteris amoena (Thinleaf Brake) is a species of herb in the family Pteridaceae. They have pinnate leaves. They have alternation of generations.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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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 9 attributes, including:

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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Jamaica
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3489940
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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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waterfall
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000040
- Definition: A sudden descent of water over a step or ledge in the bed of a river.
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leaf arrangement
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0006014
- Definition: phyllotaxy. A leaf morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant.
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close/approximate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/close
- Definition: borne close together, but not fused
- Attribution: https://biolwww.usask.ca/rareplants_sk/root/htm/en/researcher/5_gloss.php#R
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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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catadromous (leaves)
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/catadromous
- Definition: a venation pattern in which the first vein in a given segment arises on the side of the leaf segment toward the base
- Attribution: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/glossary/glossary-details/?irn=429
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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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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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trilete
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/trilete
- Definition: spores bearing a Y shaped scar, indicating that they were arranged in a tetrahedral spore tetrad
- Attribution: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/spore.html
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of thinleaf brake. View this species on GBIF

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