Which term refers to the venation where veins are parallel to each other?

• A. Simple leaf
• B. Parallel Venation
• C. Reticulate Venation
• D. Palmately compound leaf

Answer: (B)

Understanding leaf venation helps you describe how the veins are laid out in the leaf blade. When veins run side by side in the same direction from base to tip with little to no network connecting them, that arrangement is called parallel venation. It’s a common pattern in many monocots such as grasses and lilies. In contrast, reticulate venation forms a net-like web of interconnected veins across the blade, which is typical of many dicots.

The other terms refer to different aspects of leaf structure rather than how the veins run: a simple leaf describes leaves with a single blade not divided into leaflets, and a palmately compound leaf describes a leaf divided into several leaflets radiating from a single point. These describe leaf form, not the arrangement of veins.