FC10303 DENDROLOGY

PRACTICAL 4: SIMPLE AND COMPOUND LEAVES

NAME DARREN HIEW VUI CHUN

MATRIC NO. BF21110202
LECTURER’S NAME DR. BERHAMAN BIN AHMAD
DEMONSTRATOR’S NAME RICHARD BRYAN SEBASTIAN
DATE 16 NOVEMBER 2021
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Pachira
Species: P. aquatica
Vernacular Name:
Guiana chestnut

Figure 1: Pachira aquatica (Malvaceae)

Leaf type Palmately compound

Leaf arrangement Spiral
Petiole Present
Stipule Present
Petiolate Present
Leaflet shape Elliptic
Leaflet base Cuneate
Leaflet apex Acute
Leaflet margin Entire
Leaflet venation Looping near margin with short intermediate
Tertiary veins Reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Spathodea
Species: S. campanulata
Vernacular Name:
African tuliptree

Figure 2: Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae)

Leaf type Once pinnate with opposite leaflets and terminal leaf compound
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Petiolate Present
Leaflet shape Obovate
Leaflet base Cuneate
Leaflet apex Acute
Leaflet margin Entire
Leaflet venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Mixture of scalariform and reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species: S.
samarangense
Vernacular Name: Java
apple

Figure 3: Syzygium samarangense (Myrtaceae)

Leaf type Bipinnately compound
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Petiolate Present
Leaflet shape Elliptic
Leaflet base Cuneate
Leaflet apex Acuminate
Leaflet margin Entire
Leaflet venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Xanthostemon
Species: X. chrysanthus
Vernacular Name:
Golden penda

Figure 4: Xanthostemon chrysanthus (Myrtaceae)

Leaf type Once pinnate with opposite leaflets without terminal leaf
compound
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Petiolate Present
Leaflet shape Lanceolate
Leaflet base Cuneate
Leaflet apex Acuminate
Leaflet margin Entire
Leaflet venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Mixture of scalariform and reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Laurales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species: C. iners
Vernacular Name: Wind

Figure 5: Cinnamomum iners (Lauraceae)

Leaf type Simple
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Leaf shape Lanceolate
Leaf base Cuneate
Leaf apex Acuminate
Leaf margin Entire
Leaf venation Trinerved
Tertiary veins Mixture of scalariform and reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dimocarpus
Species: D. longan
Vernacular Name:
Longan

Figure 6: Dimocarpus longan (Sapindaceae)

Leaf type Once pinnate with alternate leaflets with terminal leaf
compound
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Petiolate Present
Leaflet shape Elliptic
Leaflet base Cuneate
Leaflet apex Acuminate
Leaflet margin Entire
Leaflet venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Manihot
Species: M. esculenta
Vernacular Name:
Cassava

Figure 7: Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae)

Leaf type Palmately compound
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Petiolate Absent
Leaflet shape Elliptic
Leaflet base Palmate
Leaflet apex Acuminate
Leaflet margin Palmate
Leaflet venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Mixture of scalariform and reticulate
 Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species: G. subelliptica
Vernacular Name:
Fukugi Tree

Figure 8: Garcinia subelliptica (Clusiaceae)

Leaf type Simple
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Leaf shape Elliptic
Leaf base Rounded
Leaf apex Rounded
Leaf margin Entire
Leaf venation Parallel
Tertiary veins Scalariform
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Lagerstroemia
Species: L. speciosa
Vernacular Name: Pride
of India

Figure 9: Lagerstroemia speciosa (Lythraceae)

Leaf type Simple
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Leaf shape Elliptic
Leaf base Cuneate
Leaf apex Acuminate
Leaf margin Entire
Leaf venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lantana
Species: L. camara
Vernacular Name:
Lantana

Figure 10: Lantana camara (Verbenaceae)

Leaf type Simple
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Leaf shape Lanceolate
Leaf base Rounded
Leaf apex Acuminate
Leaf margin Entire
Leaf venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Mixture of scalariform and reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species: M. champaca
Vernacular Name:
Champak

Figure 11: Magnolia champaca (Magnoliaceae)

Leaf type Simple
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Petiole Present
Stipule Present
Leaf shape Lanceolate
Leaf base Cuneate
Leaf apex Acuminate
Leaf margin Entire
Leaf venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Andira
Species: A. surinamensis
Vernacular Name: Buah
kedongdong

Figure 12: Andira surinamensis (Fabaceae)

Leaf type Once pinnate with opposite leaflets with terminal leaf
compound
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Petiolate Present
Leaflet shape Elliptic
Leaflet base Cuneate
Leaflet apex Acuminate
Leaflet margin Entire
Leaflet venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. auriculiformis
Vernacular Name:
Earleaf acacia

Figure 13: Acacia auriculiformis (Fabaceae)

Leaf type Once pinnate with opposite leaflets without terminal leaf
compound
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Petiole Present
Stipule Present
Petiolate Absent
Elliptic
Leaflet shape
Leaflet base Rounded
Leaflet apex Rounded
Leaflet margin Entire
Leaflet venation Parallel
Tertiary veins Mixture of scalariform and reticulate
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ixora
Species: I. javanica
Vernacular Name:
Jungle Geranium

Figure 14: Ixora javanica (Rubiaceae)

Leaf type Simple
Leaf arrangement Opposite
Petiole Absent
Stipule Present
Leaf shape Lanceolate
Leaf base Cuneate
Leaf apex Acuminate
Leaf margin Entire
Leaf venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Reticulate
 Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Boungainvillea
Vernacular Name: Paper
Flower

Figure 15: Boungainvillea (Paper Flower)

Leaf type Simple
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Petiole Present
Stipule Absent
Leaf shape Lanceolate
Leaf base Attenuate
Leaf apex Cuspidate
Leaf margin Entire
Leaf venation Looping near margin
Tertiary veins Scalariform