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