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How is a pinnately compound leaf different from a palmately compound leaf?

Pinntely Compound LeafPalmately Compound Leaves
In a pinnately compound leaf a number of leaflets are present on a common axis, the rachis, which represents the midrib of the leaf as in neem.In palmately compound leaves, the leaflets are attached at a common point, i.e., at the tip of petiole, as in silk cotton.
 

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