Period | Traits observed | Code | Variants |
3 MAP* | Color of apical leaves | CAL | 3. Light green 5. Dark green 7. Purplish green 9. Purple |
Pubescence on apical leaves | PAF | 0. Absent 1.Présent | |
Velum on mature leaf | Vel | 0. Absent 1. Present | |
6 MAP | Shape of central leaflet | SCL | 1. Ovoïd 2. Elliptic-lanceolate 3. Obovate-lanceolate 4. Oblang-lanceolate 5. Lanceolate 6. Linear 7.Others |
Petiole color | PeC | 1. Yellowish-green 2. Green 3. Reddish-green 5. Greenish-red 7. Red 9. Purple | |
Leaf color | LeC | 3. Light green 5. Dark green 7. Purple green 9. Purple | |
Lobe margins | LoM | 3. Smooth 7. Winding | |
Color of leaf vein | CLV | 3. Green 5.Reddish-green in less than half of the lobe 7. Reddish-green in more than half of the lobe 9. All red | |
Orientation of petiole | OrP | 1. Inclined upwards 3. Horizontal 5. Inclined downwards 7. Irregular | |
9 MAP | Prominence of foliar scars | PFS | 3. Semi-prominent 5. Prominent |
Color of cortex stem | CCS | 1. Orange 2. Light green 3. Dark green | |
Color of stem epidermis | CSEp | 1. Cream 2. Light brown 3. Dark brown 4. Orange | |
Color of stem exterior | CSEx | 3. Orange 4. Greeny-yellowish 5. Golden 6. Light brown 7. Silver 8.Gray 9. Dark brown | |
Growth habit of stem | GHS | 1. Straight 2. Zig-zag | |
Distance between leaf scars | DLS | 3. Short (≤8 cm) 5. Medium (8 - 15 cm) 7. Long (≥15) | |
Color of end branches of adult plant | CEB | 3. Green 5. Green-purple 7. Purple | |
Stipule margin | StM | 1. Entire 2. Split or forked | |
Length of stipules | LSt | 3. Short 5. Long |