NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
What type of compound leaf has a number of leaflets on a common axis representing the midrib of the leaf?
Options
- APalmately compound leaf
- BPinnately compound leaf
- COppositely compound leaf
- DAlternate compound leaf
Correct answer
B. Pinnately compound leaf
Step-by-step solution
The compound leaves may be of two types (Figure 5.5). In a pinnately compound leaf a number of leaflets are present on a common axis, the rachis, which represents the midrib of the leaf as in neem.