If the leaflets are attached at the tip of petiole, that leaf is called

Concept:

• There are two types of leaves Simple leaf & Compound leaf
• Simple leaf: A leaf is said to be simple, when its lamina is entire or when incised, the incisions do not touch the midrib.
• Compound leaf: When the incisions of the lamina reach up to the midrib breaking it into a number of leaflets, the leaf is called a compound leaf.
• The compound leaves may be of two types Pinnately compound leaf & Palmately compound leaf

​Explanation:

The correct option is ''Palmately compound leaf''

• In palmately compound leaves, the leaflets are attached at a common point, i.e. at the tip of the petiole, as in silk cotton.

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      Silk Cotton Leaf

Important Points  

• Leaf and leaflets can be differentiated as:
• A bud is present in the axil of the petiole in both simple and compound leaves, but not in the axil of leaflets of the compound leaf.

Additional Information

• Pinnately Compound leaf: In a pinnately compound leaf, a number of leaflets are present on a common axis, the rachis, which represents the midrib of the leaf as in neem.

                      Leaf of Neem