LEAVES Flashcards
GENERALLY EXPANDED AND FLATTENED GREEN STRUCTURE GROWING OUT AT THE NODES OF THE STEM
LEAVES
MAIN ORGAN FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS
LEAVES
PARTS OF DICOT LEAF
PETIOLE OR LEAF STALK
LAMINA OR LEAF BLADE
CYLINDRICAL OR FLATTENED STRUCTURE WHICH SUPPORTS AND HOLDS THE LEAF UPRIGHT
PETIOLE OR LEAF STALK
CONDUCTS MATERIALS TO AND FROM THE LEAVES
PETIOLE OR LEAF STALK
LEAVES WITHOUT PETIOLE ARE CALLED
SESSILE LEAVES
THIN FLATTENED USUALLY GREEN EXPANDED PART OF THE LEAF
LAMINA OR LEAF BLADE
VARIABLE EXTERNAL FEATURES ARE ITS OVERALL SHAPE APEX MARGIN AND BASE
LAMINA OR LEAF BLADE
LET ME KNOW OR LEAF BLADE SHAPE MAY BE:
LINEAR CORDATE OVATE DELTOID RENIFORM ORBICULAR FLABELLATE CUNEATE
LONG AND SLENDER
LINEAR
HEART SHAPE
CORDATE
EGG SHAPE
OVATE
TRIANGULAR
DELTOID
KIDNEY SHAPE
RENIFORM
DISK LIKE
ORBICULAR
FAN LIKE
FLABELLATE
WEDGE LIKE
CUNEATE
LAMINA OR LEAF BLADE APEX MAY BE:
ACUTE
ACUMINATE
CUSPIDATE
OBTUSE
TRUNCATE
RETUSE
EMARGINATE
MUCRONATE
CIRRHORSE/CAUDATE
APEX IS SHARP POINT
ACUTE
APEX IS LONG SLENDER TAIL
ACUMINATE
APEX IS LONG SHARP SPINY POINT
CUSPIDATE
LAMINA OR LEAF BLADE MARGIN MAY BE:
ENTIRE
RAPAND OR UNDULATE
SERRATE
SERRULATE
DENTATE
CRENATE
CILIATE
SPINOUS
LOBED
MARGIN MAY BE TOOTHED AND SERRATED
DENTATE
LAMINA OR LEAF BLADE BASE MAY BE:
CONNATE
AURICULATE
AMPLEXICAUL
PERFOLIATE