Incubous

Incubous

The term incubous is used to describe the way in which the leaves of a leafy liverwort are attached to the stem. If you were to look down from above (dorsal side) on a liverwort where the leaf attachment is "incubous", the upper edge of each leaf would overlap the next higher leaf along the stem. Because of this, the upper edge of each leaf is visible from above, but the lower edge of each leaf is obscured by its neighboring leaf. The opposite of "incubous" is succubous.


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  • Incubous — In cu*bous, a. [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of the genus {Frullania}. See {Succubous}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incubous — ˈiŋkyəbəs, ˈink adjective Etymology: Latin incubare to lie upon + English ous more at incubate 1. of leaves : being so arranged that the anterior margin of each overlaps the posterior margin of the next younger 2. : having incubous leaves… …   Useful english dictionary

  • incubous — /in kyeuh beuhs, ing /, adj. (of leaves) overlapping, with the upper part of each leaf covering the base of the leaf above it. Cf. succubous. [1855 60; < L incub(are) to lie upon (see INCUBATE) + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • incubous — adjective Describing an arrangement of leaves such that anterior parts of older leaves overlap the posterior parts of younger ones …   Wiktionary

  • incubous —   Arrangement in which a leaflet partially shields the next distal leaflet when viewed from above (adaxially), e.g. as in Dioon califanoi and Encephalartos hirsutus.   Cf. succubous …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • incubous — in·cu·bous …   English syllables

  • Lejeuneaceae — Taxobox name = Lejeuneaceae image width = 240px image caption = leaf cells of Leucolejeunea xanthocarpa , showing oil bodies regnum = Plantae divisio = Marchantiophyta classis = Jungermanniopsida ordo = Jungermanniales familia = Lejeuneaceae… …   Wikipedia

  • Succubous — The term succubous is used to describe the way in which the leaves of a leafy liverwort are attached to the stem. If you were to look down from above (dorsal side) on a liverwort where the leaf attachment is succubous , the lower edge of each… …   Wikipedia

  • Lepidoziaceae — Taxobox name = Lepidoziaceae image width = 240px image caption = Arachniopsis diacantha is an alga like leafy liverwort regnum = Plantae divisio = Marchantiophyta classis = Jungermanniopsida ordo = Jungermanniales familia = Lepidoziaceae… …   Wikipedia

  • Ptilidium californicum — Taxobox name = Pacific Fuzzwort status = G3 status system = TNC regnum = Plantae divisio = Marchantiophyta classis = Jungermanniopsida ordo = Jungermanniales familia = Ptilidiaceae genus = Ptilidium species = P. californicum binomial = Ptilidium… …   Wikipedia

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