In this article we will discuss about the process of development of leaf, explained with the help of diagrams. In the shoot system of plants the leaf is the principal lateral appendage of stem. A leaf has determinate growth. The foliage leaves are of two types — microphyllous- and macrophyllous leaf and the leaves are also called microphyll and megaphyll [...]
Here is a list of thirteen leaf found in plants. 1. Leaf of Mangifera Indica (Family: Anacardiaceae): A thin transverse section of leaf reveals the following internal tissue organization (Fig. 31.45). Epidermis: It occurs on adaxial and abaxial surface of leaf and accordingly termed as upper and lower epidermis. Both epidermal layers are uniseriate and composed of tabular cells. The [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Definition of Leaf 2. Characteristics of Leaf 3. Parts 4. Types 5. Modification 6. Functions 7. Importance. Definition of Leaf: Leaf is a green, dissimilar exogenous lateral flattened outgrowth which is borne on the node of a stem or its branch and is specialised to perform photosynthesis. Typically it is a thin [...]