I Flashcards
Imbricate
segments overlapping
Inappendiculate
without appendages
Indehiscent
not splitting when mature; said of a seed-pod or anther
Indefinite
not limited or definite; as in stamens of some myrtaceous genera
Indumentum
the hairy covering as a whole
Indusium
(a) an outgrowth of the epidermis. covering the sorus as in the pinnules of ferns;
(b) a cup enclosing the stigma (Goodeniaceae).
Inflorescence
the general arrangement of flowers on a stem. often referred to as the “flower cluster’.
Insectivorous
insect catching and digesting with the aid of special secretions as in Drosera, Byblis and Utricularia
Internode
the part of a stem between two adjacent nodes
Intra-marginal
placed within the margin but near the edge; as in veins of leaves of some species of Eucalyptus
Intrastaminal
within the stamens, as in some species of Eucalyptus
Intrastaminal ring
refers to the disc region ( ± vertical or concave) between the stamina! ring and the top of the disc (which may appear as a collar-like ring) before it slopes into the fruit.
Introrse
anthers opening towards the middle of the flower
Involucel
see epicalyx
the outer calyx in the Dipsacaceae
Involucre
a whorl of bracts surrounding the head of a flower and rising from its base (e.g. in Asteraecae).