English

Noun

leaf insertion ‎(plural leaf insertions)

1. (botany) In liverworts, the angle and orientation of the plane of the leaves with respect to the axis of the stem.
   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 6

     The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows.

See also

• incubous
• succubous
• transverse