Multiple choice

Clitoria is an example for _____ leaf.

  1. simple dissected

  2. pinnately compound

  3. palmately compound

  4. heterophyllous
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Clitoria (commonly known as butterfly pea) has pinnately compound leaves, where leaflets are arranged in pairs along a central rachis. This leaf type is characteristic of many legumes. Palmately compound leaves have leaflets radiating from a single point, and heterophyllous refers to plants with different leaf shapes on the same plant.

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