Microlepia (Palapalai) is a genus of herb in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. They are native to Hawaii and Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii. They have bipinnate leaves. They have alternation of generations.
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
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)
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/).
