Character

Character states

shoots

0 = monomorphic, 1 = dimorphic.

Leaf base

0 = narrow attachment point, 1 = sheathing

stipules

0 = absent, 1 = present.

Leaf type

0 = simple, 1 = compound, 2 = ramulus.

Leaves

0 = monomorphic, 1 = dimorphic.

Vegetative stem length

0 = less than 1, 1 = 1 - 5 cm, 2 = greater than 5 cm.

shoot position

0 = only at sinus of thallus branching, 1 = on lateral flank along length of thallus including the sinus of thallus branching dorsal surface in foliose thallus.

Double sheathing leaf

0 = absent, 1 = present.

Maximum leaf length

0 = 1 cm, 1 = 1 - 5 cm, 2 = above 5.

spathella

0 = absent, 1 = present.

Spathella tip

0 = round, 1 = pointed, 2 = beaked.

Spatella surface

0 = 0 = smooth, 1 = hairy.

Spatella rupture

0 = longitudinal, 1 = irregularly at the apex.

Cupule

0 = absent, 1 = present.

symmetry of flower

0 = actinomorphic, 1 = zygomorphic.

Flower grouping

0 = soilitary, 1 = cluster

flower pedicel

0 = absent, 1 = present

flower orientation at anthesis

0 = vertical, 1 = dorsiventral, 2 = oblique

floral bract

0 = absent, 1 = present.

Bract

0 = absent, 1 = simple, 2 = digitate.

Perianth

0 = absent, 1 = present

tepal

0 = six or more in complete whorl, 1 = 5 as complete 2 = 2, 3 = 3 as complete whorl.

Staminode

0 = absent, 1= present

third staminode in anthropodium

0 = absent, 1 = present

andropodium

0 = absent, 1 = present

stamen whorls

1 complete whorl, 2 = additional whorl.

Number of stamens

0 = more than 3, 1 = 2, 2 = 3, 3 = 1.

pollen aperture

0 = pantoporate (polyporate), 1 = tricolporate, 2 =tricolpate

pollen

0 = monad, 1 = dyad.

Carpel number

0 = 2, 1 = 3

Symmetry of ovarian locules

0 = isolobulous, 1 = anisolobilous

locule number

0 = 2, 1 = 3, 2 = 1

stigma lobe

0 = 2, 1 = 3, 2 = multilobed.

Stigma form

0 = linear, 1 = fan shaped, 2 = capitate.

Stigma margin

0 = entire, 1= irregular.

Stigma lobe

0 = equal, 1 = unequal

gynopore

0 = absent, 1 = present

Ovary position inspatella

0 = erect, 1 = oblique, 2 = inverted

capsule shape

0 = globose, 1 = elliptical, 2= globular ? ellipsoid

capsule morphology

0 = absent (smooth), 1 = present (ribbed).

Number of rib per valve

0 = nil, 1 = 3, 2 = more than 3

capsule valves

0 = persistent, 1 = 1 deciduous