simple,compund-leaf Flashcards
types of leaves
simple
compound - pinnately , palmately
simple leaf and eg.
leaf blade not divided, on incision does not touch midrib , bud at axis of petiole
eg. mango,peepal ,banyan
compound leaf
lamina (leaf blade) broken into leaflets , incision touch midrib (petiole )
types of compound leaf
pinnately compound leaf, palmately compound leaf
pinnately compound leaf
midrib forms common axis ->rachis
no. of leaves on rachis
eg of pinnately compound leaf
unipinnately ->paripinnate (cassia, fistula )
imparipinnate (rose,neem )
bipinnate ->acacia , mimosa
tripinnate->Moringa
decompound ->carrot,coriander
palmately compound leaf
rachis absent , incisions of leaf directed from leaf margin to axis of petiole
eg of palmately compound leaf
types of palmately compound leaf
unifoliate bifoliate trifoliate tetrafoliate multi foliate
unifoliate eg
lemon , orange
bifoliate eg.
Bauhinia
trifoliate eg .
oxalis , aegle
tetrafoliate eg.
marsilea
multifoliate eg.
silk cotton , bombax