Types Of Leaves

 Simple Leaf : 

A Leaf In Which Leaf Margine Is Incised To Any

 Depth But Not Down To The Midrib Or Petiole.

e.g. Mango 🥭

Compound Leaf :

 A Leaf In Which Leaf Blade (Margined) Is 

Incised Up To The Midrib Or Petiole Thus 

Dividing Into Two Or More Segments Called 

Leaflets.

It May Be Of Following Types :

(1) Palmatly Compound Leaf : 

A Compound Leaf In Which Many Leaflets

Attached At The Tip Of Single Petiole.

It May Be Following Types :

(a) Unifoliate :

 A Palmately Compound Leaf With

 Single Leaflet Developed From The Tip Of 

Petiole.

e.g. Citrus.

(b) Bifoliate : 

A palmateli compound with Two Leaflet.

e.g. Prinsepia.

(c) Trifoliate - Three Leaflet

e.g. Oxalis.

(d) Quadrifoliate : Four 🍀 Leaflet.

e.g. Marcelia.

(e) Pentafoliate : Five 🌿 Leaflet.

(f) Multifoliate : Many Leaflets.

e.g. Bombax.

 (2) Pinnately Compound Leaf : 

A Compound Leaf In Which Leaflets 

Are Arranged Along The Sides Of The Rachis.

e.g. Cycas.

It May Be Following Types :

(a) Paripinnate : A Unipinnate Leaf With Even 

Numbers Of Leaflets.

e.g. Cassia.

(b) Imparipinnate : 

A Unipinnate Leaf With Odd Number Of Leaflets.

e.g. Rose 🌹

(c) Bipinnate :

A Pinnately Compound Leaf With Two Leaflets.

e.g. Acassia.

(d) Decompound Leaf :

A Compound Leaf Which Is More Than Thrice

 Pinnate.

e.g. Coriandrum.

- Anand Kumar 

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