Monday, February 13, 2012

For a pear tree and lemon tree are the leaves:?

serrated, smooth, has how many lobes, also are the leaves simple and opposite, simple and alternate, compound and opposite or compound and alternate
For a pear tree and lemon tree are the leaves:?
Lemon leaves = The scientific name is Citrus and has numerous species .



The leaves are SIMPLE and their arrangement on the stem ( Phyllotaxy ) is ALTERNATE .

Please click on the link below to see =

http://165.234.175.12/photos/Angiosperms...



The most distinguishing feature of the leaf is winged petiole ( Petiole with lamina like wings ) = Please click the link below to see.==

http://www.scielo.br/img/fbpe/bjg/v20n4/...



The leaf margin of lemon is crenate ( Rounded teeth ) ==

Click the link to understand the term=

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...



Now see the actual margin of lemon , but ignore the infection on the leaf ===

http://www.biocontrol.ucr.edu/gwssbc/lea...



Citrus leaf with chlorosis but shows crenate margin =

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanyt...

http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl...





Now let us see Pear ==



Pyrus is the generic name with numerous species =



The leaves are ALTERNATE and ,SIMPLE 2-12 cm long, glossy green on some species, densely silvery-hairy in some others; leaf shape varies from broad oval to narrow lanceolate.



The leaf margin is finely toothed or serrate i.e. saw tooth like .



Click the link to see the pictures ===

http://www.hiltonpond.org/images/LeafMac...

http://www.missouriplants.com/Whitealt/P...



The end of my answer , thank you !
Reply:Lemon trees: simple, entire, and alternate. I have lemon trees and their margins are not crenate but entire. Some leaves may have a little wavyness to them but the majority are entire.



Pear trees: simple, serrate, and alternate.
Reply:Pear leaves:



http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/fr...



Lemon leaves:



http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/fr...
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