Table 2 The extracted morphological characters (42), their states (107) and codes of the studied taxa
No. | Character | Character state and its (code) |
|---|---|---|
1. | Habit | Herb (0) Woody shrub (1) |
2. | Texture | Glabrous (1) Hairy (0) |
3. | Strength | Erect (0) Prostrate (1) |
4. | Stem branching | From base (0) Above the base (1) |
5. | Basal leaves arrangement | Alternate (1) Opposite (0) |
6. | Upper leaves petioles | Pedicelled (0) Sessile to sub-sessile (1) |
7. | Lamina composition | Simple (0) Pinnatipartite (1) |
8. | Lamina shape | Lanceolate (0) Linear (1) Oblong (2) Ovate (3) |
9. | Lamina surface | Wrinkled (0) Smooth (1) |
10. | Base of lamina | Symmetric (0) Asymmetric (1) |
11. | Leaf veins | Prominent (0) Not prominent (1) |
12. | Leaf margin | Entire (0) Serrate (1) Undulate (2) |
13. | Leaf apex | Acute (0) Obtuse (1) |
14. | Hairs on leaves | Absent (1) Simple (0) Glandular (2) Bulbs (3) Hispid (4) Woolly (5) Simple & glandular (6) Simple & bulbs (7) Simple & hispid (8) Simple & wooly (9) Glandular & hispid (10) Bulb & hispid (11) |
15. | Bracteoles | Absent (0) Enclosing calyx (1) Not enclosing calyx (2) |
16. | Inflorescence type | Raceme (0) Circinnate (1) |
17. | Inflorescence leaves | Leafy (0) Leafless (1) |
18. | Number of flowers | Less than 8 (0) More than 10 (1) |
19. | Flower | Pedicelled (0) Sessile to sub-sessile (1) |
20. | Sepal fusion | Less than half the length (0) More than half the length (1) |
21. | Apex of calyx lobes | Acute (0) Filiform (1) |
22. | Hairs on sepals | Absent (0) Simple (1) Glandular (2) Hispid (3) Wooly (4) Simple & glandular (5) Simple & hispid (6) Simple & wooly (7) Glandular & hispid (8) Simple, glandular and wooly (9) |
23. | Petal color | Blue, purple or pink (0) Yellow or white (1) |
24. | Petal texture | Glabrous (0) Hairy (1) |
25. | Petal apex | Acute (0) Obtuse (1) |
26. | Petal fusion | Less than half the length (0) More than half the length (1) |
27. | Petal lobes | Equal (0) Unequal (1) |
28. | Corolla throat | With scales (0) Without scales (1) |
29. | No. of stamens | Two (0) Five (1) |
30. | Anthers level | Exerted (0) Included (1) |
31. | Filaments texture | Glabrous (0) Hairy (1) Reduced (2) |
32. | Appendix on anther | Absent (0) Present (1) |
33. | Anthers shape | Sagittate (0) Not sagittate (1) |
34. | Style texture | Glabrous (0) Hairy (1) |
35. | Style origin | Terminal (0) Gynobasic (1) |
36. | Style position | Inserted (0) Exerted (1) |
37. | Style shape | Bifid (0) Undivided (1) |
38. | Stigma shape | Conical (0) Capitate-globose (1) |
39. | Stigma length | As long as style or shorter (0) Much longer than style (1) |
40. | Ovary texture | Glabrous (0) Hairy (1) |
41. | Nectar disk | Absent (0) Present (1) |
42. | Gynophore | Absent (0) Present (1) |