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PINNATELY compound leaves vs PALMATELY compound leaves:
APinnate has multiple leaflets along a common axis called the RACHIS (the midrib) — e.g. neem; palmate has leaflets attached at a COMMON POINT at the tip of petiole — e.g. silk cotton
BBoth have leaflets attached at petiole tip
CPinnate has leaflets at a common point (tip of petiole); palmate has them on common axis
DSame arrangement, different names
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Pinnate has multiple leaflets along a common axis called the RACHIS (the midrib) — e.g. neem; palmate has leaflets attached at a COMMON POINT at the tip of petiole — e.g. silk cotton
Pinnate = leaflets along a rachis (like neem). Palmate = leaflets radiating from a common point at petiole tip (like silk cotton, hand-shaped). Visually pinnate looks like a feather; palmate looks like spread fingers.
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