Question

Name a plant which shows palmately compound leaves.

Answer 1

Palmate compound leaves:

1. A compound leaf is the one that has numerous leaflets attached to the middle vein of the leaf and has its own stalks.
2. Palmate compound leaves are the ones in which the leaflets radiate from a single point called the distal end of the rachis or petiole.
3. The shape of the leaves resembles a palm.

Example of palmate compound leaf:

1. An example of a palmate compound leaf is the leaf of poison ivy.
2. It is a compound leaf with three leaflets (leading to the saying "leaves of three, let it be").
3. A middle leaf has a much longer stalk than the two side leaves.