Traits observed

Variants

Rate (%)

Traits observed

Variants

Rate (%)

Color of apical leaves

Light green Purplish

37

Growth habit of stem

Straight

100

green

48

Purple

15

Pubescence on apical leaves

Absent

93

Color of end branches

of adult plant

Green

42

Présent

7

Green-purple

58

Velum on mature leaf

Absent

100

Length of stipules

Short

22

Long

78

Leaf color

Light green

44

Stipule margin

Entire

95

Dark green

56

Split or forked

5

Lobe margins

Smooth

53

Extent of root peduncle

Sessile

61

Pedonculate

12

Mixed

27

Winding

47

Petiole color

Reddish-green

2

Roots constriction

Few to

5

Greenish-red

49

Red

20

none Some

70

Purple

29

Many

25

Shape of central leaflet

Elliptic-lanceolate

74

External color of storage root

White or cream

27

Oblang-lanceolate

2

Yellow

29

Linear

24

Light brown

22

Dark brown

22

Color of leaf vein

Green

63

Texture of root epidermis

Smooth

53

Reddish-green

10

Intermediate

20

All Red

27

Rough

27

Orientation of petiole

Inclined upwards

22

Root shape

Conical-cylindrical

59

Horizontal

70

Cylindrical

2

Irregular

8

Irregular

39

Prominence of foliar scars

Prominent

100

Color of root pulp

White

20

Cream

65

Yellow

15

Color of stem exterior

Orange

9

Cortex thickness

Thin

29

Greeny-yellowish

83

Intermediate

46

Gray

8

Thick

25

Color of cortex stem

Light green

100

Color of root cortex

White or cream

69

Yellow

24

Pink

5

Purple

2

Distance between leaf scars

Short

100

Cortex: ease of peeling

Easy

85

Difficult

15