Ovate, shaped somewhat like the longitudinal section of an egg: about twice as long as broad, tapering from near the base to the apex. This is one of the commonest leaf forms (Figs. [105], [106]).
Fig. 105.—Ovate Serrate Leaf of Hibiscus.
Fig. 106.—Leaf of Apple, showing blade, petiole, and small narrow stipules.
Obovate, ovate inverted,—the wide part towards the apex. Leaves of mullein and leaflets of horse-chestnut and false indigo are obovate. This form is commonest in leaflets of digitate leaves: why?