Unless you found it still attached to the tree, Occam’s Razor would lead me to think the leaf was stepped on by someone with that pattern in their shoe.
MediterranianRaccoon
Stepped on, cells damaged in pattern, then oxidised faster.
Xeroberts
This is the second “incredible leaf that was actually just stepped on”, that I’ve seen today..
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Shoe, maybe?
Most likely badminton shoe sole.
Woow, super crazy leaf.
Unless you found it still attached to the tree, Occam’s Razor would lead me to think the leaf was stepped on by someone with that pattern in their shoe.
Stepped on, cells damaged in pattern, then oxidised faster.
This is the second “incredible leaf that was actually just stepped on”, that I’ve seen today..
https://www.reddit.com/r/botany/s/5JEUsK0iMZ