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LEAF - Coggle Diagram
LEAF
Structure
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Leafe blade / Lamina : Flat part of the leave, Outer edge is called Leaf margin
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Modifications
Leaf Tendril - wiry, coiled tendrils (sweet pea, cactus)
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Types
Simple Leaf
- Lamina is undivided (mango, banyan)
- Marginal incisions donot reach midrib (prickly poppy)
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Venation
Reticulate
Veins and veinlets are irregularly distributed forming a network (peepal, mango and guava)
Parallel
Veins run parallel to each other (banana, grass, maize)
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Shape
6 Shapes
- Needle shaped : pine, onion
- Oval : guava, apple
- Heart shaped : peepal
- Oblong : banana
- Circular : lotus
- Tapering : eucalyptus, ashoka
Margin
4 Margins
- Complete or entire : peepal
- Toothed or serrated : china rose, rose
- Wavy : ashoka, mango
- Spinous : prickly poppy
Arrangement
3 arrangements
- Alternate (mint, peepal)
- Opposite
- Whorled (orleander)