Characteristics of leaf

Leaves are green, thin flattened lateral outgrowths of the stem. Leaves are the primary photosynthetic organs and the main site of transpiration. All the leaves of a plant together are referred to as phyllome.

Characteristics of leaf

1          Leaf is a lateral appendage of the stem.

2          It is borne at the node of the stem.

3          It is exogenous in origin.

4          It has limited growth.

5          It does not posses apical bud.

6          It has three main parts namely, leaf base, petiole and lamina.

7          Lamina of the leaf is traversed by vascular strands, called veins.