Question

What type of venation is shown in the given leaf?

Answer 1

Venation:

1. Venation is the arrangement of veins in the lamina of leaves.
2. There are two types of venation namely parallel venation and reticulate venation.

Reticulate venation:

1. The given diagram shows reticulate venation.
2. Reticulate venation is that venation in which veins and veinlets form a network around the midrib.
3. Reticulate venation is found in leaves of dicot plants.
4. Plants such as Rose, mango, hibiscus, etc. show reticulate venation.