NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
What is the difference between pinnately compound leaf and palmately compound leaf?
Options
- AIn a pinnately compound leaf, a number of leaflets are present on the common axis while in palmately compound
- BIn a pinnately compound leaf, the lamina is entire while in palmately compound leaf the incisions of the lamin
- CCannot be defined
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
A. In a pinnately compound leaf, a number of leaflets are present on the common axis while in palmately compound
Step-by-step solution
The compound leaves may be of two types. 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. In palmately compound leaves, the leaflets are attached at a common point i.e., at the tip of the petiole, as in silk cotton.