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| Palmately Compound Leaves |
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| A palmately compound leaf is one in which all the leaflets arise from a common point at the tip of the petiole. Depending upon the number of leaflets present, the palmately compound leaves can be distinguished into the following types. |
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| Here only one leaflet arises from the tip of the petiole. e.g., Lemon. |
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| When two leaflets arise from the tip of the petiole, it is said to be bifoliolate. e.g., Balanites. |
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| A trifoliolate leaf is one in which three leaflets arise from the tip of the petiole. e.g., Feronia. |
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| When a palmately compound leaf ends in four leaflets, it is said to be tetrafoliolate or quadrifoliolate. e.g., Oxalis. |
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| When five or more leaflets arise from the tip of the petiole, it is said to be multifoliolate or digitate. e.g., Silk Cotton. |
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