"Tips of leaves. a, acuminate or taper-pointed; b, acute; c, obtuse; d, truncate; e, retuse; f, emarginate or notched; g (end leaflet), obcordate; h, cuspidate, - the point sharp and rigid; i, mucronate, - the point merely a prolongation of the midrib." -Bergen, 1896

Leaf Tips

"Tips of leaves. a, acuminate or taper-pointed; b, acute; c, obtuse; d, truncate; e, retuse; f, emarginate…

An ovate leaf is the shape of an egg. The broad end is downwards.

Ovate and Obtuse Leaf

An ovate leaf is the shape of an egg. The broad end is downwards.