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#XL - R Botany
Feature of leaves
A typical leaf consists of three main parts;
a) Leaf base
b) Petiole
c) Lamina
Feature of leaves
leaf base and may bear two lateral small leaf like structures called stipules.
In some leguminous plants the leaf base may become swollen, which is called the Pulvinus
Feature of leaves
The lamina or the leaf blade is the green expanded part of the leaf with veins and veinlets. There is, usually, a middle prominent vein, which is known as the midrib.
