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Sl. No Character studied Character state

1 Arrangement Alternate, Opposite
2 Shape Ovate, Broadly ovate, Lanceolate, Round, Elliptic, Lance

ovate, Oblong, Obovate

3 Length Max 0 - 5.0 cm, 5.1 - 10.0 cm, 10.1 -15.0 cm, 15.1 -20.0 cm, 20.1
-25.0 cm, 25.1 - 30.0 cm, 30.1 - 35.0 cm, 35.1- 40.0 cm,

Above 40.1 cm

4 Length Min 0 - 5.0 cm, 5.1 - 10.0 cm, 10.1 -15.0 cm, 15.1 -20.0 cm, 20.1
-25.0 cm, 25.1 - 30.0 cm, 30.1 - 35.0 cm, 35.1- 40.0 cm

5 Width Max 0 - 5.0 cm, 5.1 - 10.0 cm, 10.1 -15.0 cm, 15.1 -20.0 cm, 20.1
-25.0 cm, 25.1 - 30.0 cm, 30.1 - 35.0 cm, 35.1- 40.0 cm

6 Width Min 0 - 5.0 cm, 5.1 - 10.0 cm, 10.1 -15.0 cm, 15.1 -20.0 cm, 20.1
-25.0 cm, 25.1 - 30.0 cm, 30.1 - 35.0 cm, 35.1- 40.0 cm

7 Nature Coriaceous, Sub coriaceous, Leathery, Chartaceous

8 Margins Entire, Undulate, Serrate, Lobed
9 Apex Acute, Acuminate, Cuspidate, Obtuse, Rounded, Caudate

10 Base Obtuse, Rounded, Cordate, Cuneate, Sub cordate

11 Indumentum Glabrous, Pubescent, Puberulous, Tomentose, Scabrous,
Strigose

12 Min Veins 1 or 2, 3 or 4, 5 or 6, 7 or 8, 9 or 10, 11 or 12, 13 or 14

13 Max Veins 1 or 2, 3 or 4, 5 or 6, 7 or 8, 9 or 10, 11 or 12, 13 or 14,
Above 14, Numerous

14 Length Min 0 - 2.0 cm, 2.1 - 4.0 cm, 4.1 - 6.0 cm, 6.1 - 8.0 cm, 8.1 -

10.0 cm
15 Length Max 0 - 2.0 cm, 2.1 - 4.0 cm, 4.1 - 6.0 cm, 6.1 - 8.0 cm, 8.1 -

10.0 cm, 10.1 - 12.0 cm, 12.1 -14.0 cm, Above 14.1 cm
16 Indumentum Glabrous, Pubescent, Tomentose, Puberulent, Scabrous

Table 2. Character and character states studied

The morphological characters were converted and standardised into numerical format.
The presence and absence of each character state was represented with 1 and 0 respectively.

Equal weightage was given for all the character states studied (Sneath & Sokal, 1973). The
numerical data was analysed using PAST Ver 2 software and a dendrogram based on

morphological similarity was obtained. The clustering was compared with the currently

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