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Table 2 Micro- and macromorphological characters measured in Cosmos bipinnatus

From: Morphological variation of Cosmos bipinnatus (Asteraceae) and its relation to abiotic variables in central Mexico

Character abbreviation

Character description

Units

Macromorphological

 

 Vegetative

 

  TH

Total individual height

cm

  H1P

Height to first peduncle

cm

  Ple

Peduncle length

cm

  PW

Peduncle width

mm

  NEP

Number of external phyllary series

no.

  NIP

Number of internal phyllary series

no.

  MWL

Maximal width of lamina

cm

  TL

Total laminal length

cm

  PL

Petiole length

cm

  TLL

Total leaf length

cm

  MWPe

Maximal width of petiole

mm

  MVD

Midvein diameter

mm

  NS

Number of leaf segments

no.

  FA

Foliar área

cm2

  PA

Petiole área

cm2

  TPL

Total palea length

mm

  MWP

Maximal width of palea

mm

  OPW

Outer phyllary series width

mm

  LOP

Length of outer phyllary series

mm

  IPW

Inner phyllary series width

mm

  LIP

Length of inner phyllary series

mm

 Reproductive

  

  FW

Fruit width

mm

  FL

Fruit length

mm

  TIW

Total inflorescence width

mm

  DW

Disk width

mm

  IH

Inflorescence height

mm

  LN

Ligule number

no.

  CL

Total corolla length of disk floret

mm

  MWC

Maximal width of disk floret’s corolla

mm

  DFL

Total disk floret length

mm

  LL

Length of ligule

mm

  MWLi

Maximal width of ligule

mm

  R

Red

no.

  G

Green

no.

  B

Blue

no.

  C

Cian

no.

  M

Magenta

no.

  Y

Yellow

no.

Micromorphological characters

 

  TrL

Trichome length

μm

  SI

Stomatal index

no.

  SL

Stoma length

μm

  SW

Stoma width

μm