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Table 4 Leaf and petiole transverse section characters in summary

From: Identification among morphologically similar Argyreia (Convolvulaceae) based on leaf anatomy and phenetic analyses

Name Petiole outline Cross-sectional petiole size (mm) Midrib outline and adaxial curvature Cross-sectional midrib size (mm) Leaf blade width (µm) Leaf margins
Width Height Width Height
A. breviscapa Convex 2.02 ± 0.05 2.10 ± 0.04 Convex with acute adaxial curvature 1.17 ± 0.24 1.03 ± 0.08 269.40 ± 35.64 Round
A. breviscapa Convex 1.98 ± 0.02 2.28 ± 0.11 Convex with acute adaxial curvature 1.19 ± 0.08 1.14 ± 0.07 211.77 ± 7.84 Round
A. kerrii Concave 1.73 ± 0.03 1.76 ± 0.23 Convex with round adaxial curvature 1.01 ± 0.06 0.95 ± 0.05 198.70 ± 45.96 Round
A. suddeeana Concave 2.01 ± 0.17 2.06 ± 0.12 Convex with round adaxial curvature 1.40 ± 0.29 1.21 ± 0.15 183.03 ± 3.46 Round
A. suddeeana Concave 1.51 ± 0.15 1.65 ± 0.12 Convex with round adaxial curvature 0.96 ± 0.31 0.92 ± 0.08 291.23 ± 28.90 Round
A. variabilis Convex 2.24 ± 0.09 2.77 ± 0.39 Convex with round adaxial curvature 1.33 ± 0.12 1.34 ± 0.12 177.60 ± 29.23 Acute
A. variabilis Convex 1.98 ± 0.58 2.34 ± 0.59 Convex with round adaxial curvature 1.52 ± 0.20 1.26 ± 0.15 244.87 ± 44.14 Acute
Argyreia 1 Concave 1.47 ± 0.18 1.24 ± 0.15 Convex with round adaxial curvature 0.85 ± 0.26 0.71 ± 0.10 162.53 ± 11.59 Round
Argyreia 2 Convex 1.99 ± 0.19 2.20 ± 0.02 Convex with round adaxial curvature 1.34 ± 0.17 1.26 ± 0.13 191.53 ± 9.76 Round
Argyreia 2 Convex 1.44 ± 0.09 1.82 ± 0.02 Convex with round adaxial curvature 0.91 ± 0.09 0.94 ± 0.06 171.83 ± 22.91 Round
Argyreia 2 Convex 1.52 ± 0.12 1.84 ± 0.04 Convex with round adaxial curvature 0.98 ± 0.12 1.05 ± 0.07 174.57 ± 33.96 Round
Argyreia 2 Convex 1.43 ± 0.09 1.83 ± 0.07 Convex with round adaxial curvature 0.91 ± 0.10 1.05 ± 0.01 156.73 ± 14.62 Round
Argyreia 2 Convex 1.73 ± 0.03 1.73 ± 0.23 Convex with round adaxial curvature 0.95 ± 0.09 0.92 ± 0.04 220.97 ± 16.15 Round
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