Answer given as 'c' it says rachis are absent in palmately compound leaf  or the answer printed in the book is wrong, please tell me that does both pinnately and palmately compound leaf have rachis or the former only

32.  Find the incorrect statement :

(a)  In pinnately compound leaf rachis is present
(b)  Rachis, actually represents the mid-rib of the leaf in a pinnately compound leaf
(c)  In palmately compound leaf rachis is absent
(d)  Silk cotton has got palmately compound leaf
 

Dear Student,

You are right. The answer given as (c) is incorrect. The correct answer is option (a).

The rachis is the main axis or midrib which is found in the pinnately compound leaf. It is absent in truly palmately compound leaf. However, rachis is present in the costapalmate leaf which is the intermediate of pinnate and palmate leaf i.e the leaf is partially pinnate and partially palmate. 
 
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