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In _________ the leaflets are attached at a common point i.e. at the tip of petiole.
BiologyMorphology of Flowering PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A Silk Cotton
  • B Neem.
  • C Calotropis
  • D Guava
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Silk Cotton
Types of leaves - These may be of 2 types :

A. Simple leaf: If the lamina is intact or if incised, the incisions should not reach the midrib. Example - Neem, Peepal.

B. Compound leaf: If the incisions reach the midrib and dividing the lamina into a number of leaflets. It may be:

(i) Pinnately compound leaf: Leaflets are arranged on a common axis - rachis. Example: Clematis.

(ii) Palmately compound leaf: Leaflets are attached to a common point i.e. tip of petiole.

Example: Silk cotton.

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