Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 183

Question: In Moringa (Drum stick), the leaves are

Options:

A) Decompound

B) Unipinnate

C) Tripinnate

D) Palmate

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Tripinnate : The primary rachis divides twice and produces secondary and tertiary rachii.

The leaflets develops on the tertiary rachii.

e.g., Moringa (soanjana) and Millingonia.