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LEAF MORPHOLOGY. leaf apex. leaf margin. lamina. blade/lamina. leaf vein. ligule. midrib. auricle. petiole. abscission zone. leaf sheath. stipule. Monocotyledonous leaf. Dicotyledonous leaf. PETIOLE. cylindrical. grooved. phyllode. winged petiole. pulvinus. swollen leaf base.
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leaf apex leaf margin lamina blade/lamina leaf vein ligule midrib auricle petiole abscission zone leaf sheath stipule Monocotyledonous leaf Dicotyledonous leaf
PETIOLE cylindrical grooved phyllode winged petiole pulvinus swollen leaf base pseudobulb phyllode
SESSILE LEAVES (without petiole) connate perfoliate auriculate
LEAF VENATION pinnately netted DICOT reticulate/ netted palmately netted parallel MONOCOT penni parallel
SIMPLE LEAVES palmately lobed pinnately lobed
PALMATE LEAVES leaflet trifoliate petiolule petiole multifoliate bifoliate simple leaf (palmately - lobed) e.g. ubi gajah
PINNATE LEAVES leaflet petiolule rachis petiole odd pinnate/imparipinnate even pinnate/paripinnate rachilla rachis tripinnate bipinnate
Odd pinnate Palmate (multifoliate)
opposite alternate spiral whorled LEAF ARRANGEMENT (PHYLLOTAXY)
opposite whorled
alternate spiral
LEAFSHAPES obovate ovate elliptic lanceolate oblong cordate spathulate reniform acicular linear
LEAF SHAPES rhombic oblanceolate obcordate peltate orbiculate deltoid obdeltoid cuneate sagittate hastate
LEAF MARGINS entire undulate (sinuate) incised retrorse crenate crenulate serrate denticulate serrulate dentate
LEAF APICES A B A acuminate acute apiculate aristate caudate cirrhose C C B B C cleft cuspidate emarginate mucronate obcordate mucronulate C retuse rounded spinose truncate obtuse A = CURLED, FLEXOUS B = STIFF, STRAIGHT C = NOTCHED
LEAF BASES auriculate cordate sagittate cuneate attenuate unequal (oblique) rounded hastate truncate obtuse