How is a pinnately compound leaf different from a palmately compound leaf?

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Pinnately compound leaf: The leaflets are attached to the common axis, called as rachis.
Examples include neem and Cassia fistula (also called as golden shower plant).
Palmately compound leaf: The leaflets are attached at a common point on the leaf stalk.
Examples include silk cotton (Bombax) and Cannabis.

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