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  4. A compound leaf is shown in the diagram: <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=Question src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/b-jvop9j2xfcmxq4lc.jpg /> Select the option with correct identification of the type of leaf and its example.

Q. A compound leaf is shown in the diagram:
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Select the option with correct identification of the type of leaf and its example.

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Compound leaf: If the incisions reach the midrib and dividing the lamina into a number of leaflets. It may be:
(i) Pinnately compound leaf: Example: Neem.
(ii) Palmately compound leaf: Example: Silk cotton.
In palmately compound leaves, the leaflets radiate from a single point at the distal end of the petiole; in pinnately compound leaves, a row of leaflets forms on either side of an extension of the petiole called the rachis.