leaves Flashcards
Chlorenchyma, flat thinleaf
Photosynthesis
the process by which plant loses water to serve the following purposes:
a. Continuous uptake of water
b. Cooling effects
c. Controls degree of saturation of cell with water
Transpiration
Economic uses of Leaves
Food
Herbs
Beverages
Teas
Drug uses
Uses of Leaves
Insecticides
Waxes
Aromatic Oils
Medical uses
Part of leaves
Lamina/ leaf blade
Petiole/stalk
flat, light harvestingportion
Lamina/ leaf blade
holds blade out into thelight
Petiole/stalk
With petiole
PETIOLATE
Without petiole
SESSILE
with one blade only
simple
a blade divided into leaflets
or pinnae or pinnule
compound
extension of the petiole to which the leaflets are attached
rachis
leaflets attach to individual rachis by petiolule
PINNATELY COMPOUND
leaflets attach to same point
PALMATELY COMPOUND
no stipule
Exstipulate
with stipule
- Stipulate –
Has petiole
With stipules that
protect shoot apical
meristem while leaf is
young
DICOT LEAF
Has leaf sheath
Has ligules
MONOCOT LEAF
one order of rachis
SIMPLE PINNATELY COMPOUND
-Bundles of vascular tissue
-distribute water from stem into leaf & collect
sugar produced and carry them to the stem
VEINS
leaf edge
MARGIN
outer end of leaf lamina
opposite end of the petiole
APEX
three leaflets
trifoliate
four leaflets
quadri/tetrafoliate
two orders of rachis
primary leaflet and secondary leaflet
BIPINNATELY COMPOUND LEAF
with 5 or more leaflets
pentafoliate
a compound leaf of having three order
TRIPINNATELY COMPOUND LEAF
three order of
rachises:
o primary rachis
o secondary rachis
o tertiary rachis
arrangement of leaves on the stem
PHYLLOTAXY
leaflets are attached to the end of the petiole
PALMATELY COMPOUND LEAVES
types of PALMATELY COMPOUND LEAVES
bifoliate
trifoliate
quadri/tetrafoliate
pentafoliate
two leaflets
bifoliate
one leaf per node
ALTERNATE
two leaves opposite at one node
OPPOSITE