Multiple choice

When all the leaflets arise from the tip of the petiole, it is described as

  1. palmately reticulate

  2. palmately parallel

  3. palmately compound

  4. pinnately compound
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In palmately compound leaves, all leaflets radiate from a single point at the tip of the petiole (like fingers from a palm). Pinnately compound leaves have leaflets arranged along a central rachis, while the terms reticulate and parallel refer to venation patterns, not leaf arrangement.

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