The presence of sheathing leaf base covering the stem partially or wholly is the characteristic of certain
Important Questions on Morphology of Flowering Plants
Which of the following statement is/are correct about palmately compound leaves?
(a) Possess bud in the axile of leaflets.
(b) Possess a number of leaflets attached laterally on the rachis.
(c) Have leaflets attached at a common point, i.e. at the tip of petiole.
(d) Are present in neem.
Fill in the blank and choose the correct option.
(i) __A__ provides rigidity to the leaf blade.
(ii) The leaf is attached to the stem by the __B__ and may bear leaf two lateral leaf-like structures called ___C__.
Read the following statements and identify them as true (T) or false (F).
A. Compound leaf has incised lamina, and the incision reaches up to the midrib.
B. A bud is present in the axil of a leaf as well as each leaflet.
C. Simple leaves always arise singly at each node and bear undivided lamina.
D. The leaves are large and short-listed in Australian Acacia.
