Leaf
Leaf: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Leaf, Parts of Leaf, Reticulate Venation, Petiole, Parallel Venation, Lamina, Simple Leaf, Phyllotaxy, Axillary Bud, Compound Leaf, Stipules, Leaf Base, Pulvinus Leaf Base and, Modifications of Leaves
Important Questions on Leaf

In Opuntia, spines are modification of:


Which of the following is not a stem modification?


A compound leaf which appears as simple leaf due to the suppression of one or two leaflets is found in one of the following plants:

Assertion : Citrus is a palmate compound leaf.
Reason : Citrus has single functional leaflet.

Assertion : Phyllotaxy deals with morphology of leaves.
Reason : Foliage denotes all leaves of a plant.

Assertion : Bud may form leaves and flowers.
Reason : Bud is a condensed shoot.

In Gloriosa (Glory lily) the tendril is formed from

A monocot showing reticulate venation is

Venation is a term used to describe the pattern of arrangement of

How many plants among China rose, Ocimum, sunflower, mustard, Alstonia, guava, Calotropis and Nerium (Oleander) have opposite phyllotaxy?




In bananas, the true stem is underground. The stem-like structure outside soil is formed by:


Leaf of which of the following plant shows circinate venation at young stage

Identify in order, the plants showing alternate, opposite and whorled phyllotaxy
