CPIE MultiAccess Key (MAK)

LEAF TYPES ILLUSTRATED

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TYPE: simple, opposite


Herb with opposite leaves
Barleria cristata (Philippine violet). Location of flower in the axil between the vertical stem and the petiole confirms this is a simple, opposite (note paired leaves at each node) leaf type.

ACANTHACEAE

TYPE: compound, palmate


Umbrella tree compound leaves
Leaves of umbrella tree (Heptapleurum actinophyllum) with five to six leaflets of each leaf arranged around a common point at end of each petiole.

ARALIACEAE