How to Identify Palmately Compound Leaf?

In palmately compound leaves, the leaflets form and radiate from a single point of attachment called the distal end of the petiole or rachis. Another way to describe the palmate form is that the whole leaf structure is "palm-like" and shaped like the palm and fingers of your hand.

How do you identify a compound leaf?

In contrast to a single leaf, the compound leaf is a leaf whose leaflets are attached to the middle vein but have their own stalks. Envision a bunch of single leaves, all attached by a short stem to a main stem, called a rachis, which in turn is attached to a twig.

What is Palmately compound leaves?

Palmately compound leaves are the arrangement of leaves in which each leaflet of the blade being separated along a main or secondary vein and the leaflets radiating from the end of the petiole, like fingers of the palm of a hand e.g., Bambax.