Pinnately compound leaves have all the following features except :

Leaflets are attached to rachis or its branches

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Possess a bud in leaf axil

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Leaflets attached at the tip of petiole

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Stipules may be present at the base of rachis

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Solution

The correct option is A Leaflets are attached to rachis or its branches
A. Leaflets are attached to rachis or its branches
EXPLANATION: In pinnate compound leaf lateral buds are present in axil. Stipules are not found at the bases of the leaflets of a compound leaf. The leaf has limited growth. All the leaflets lie in as lie in a single plane and attached to rachis or its branches. A fixed number of leaflets are borne on a compound leaf.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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