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Alan Coupe

Doubly-compound leaf examples?

Cielito Lindo  Follow

Most plants of the caesalpinioideae subfamily of the leguminosae family are bipinnate, i.e., doubly compound. The best, and perhaps the most easily accesible one for you would have to be tamarind.

Tamarind leaves

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Amir Syairazi  Follow

Many ferns have multiply-compound leaves

Take the one in this image, for instance:

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That structure is one doubly-compound leaf.

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Deeksha  Follow

Albizia julibrissin (Persian silk tree) is doubly compound (AKA bipinnate) and has a conspicuous pink/white fluffy flower. This tree is an Asian native, but it's a commonly cultivated (and equally commonly escaped) plant in the U. S. You should be able to find it in numerous locations. Look in yards and along roads.

Albizia julibrissinhttp://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkalt/Albizia_julibrissin_plant.jpg

For native species: Gleditsia triacanthos (honeylocust) is a fairly widespread (though uncommon) example of bipinnate leaves. Here is an image from Will Cook's wonderful website:

Gleditsia triacanthos

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Deepika Rai  Follow

honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)

waterlocust (Gleditsia aquatica)

Texas redbud (Cercis reniformis)

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladius dioica)

A simple Google search will probably turn up many more examples.

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Doug Houser  Follow
Please could you add some supporting scientific material that reinforces your answer and allows further reading.More
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