| 1. Habitat |
| 8Aquatic 3Epiphytic 1Forest 1Lawn 1Savanna 19Terrestrial 6Wetland |
| 2. Biological type |
| 15Annual 15Perennial |
| 3. Morphological type |
| 7Climber 21Herb 1Liana 1Strangle 4Tree 1Tree or shrub 1With sparsely spines |
| 4. Plant texture |
| 24Herbaceous 8Succulent 6Woody |
| 5. Aromatic organ |
| 1Fruit |
| 6. Evergreen |
| 12No 20Yes |
| 7. Flower present |
| 2No 28yes |
| 8. Flower grouping |
| 1Figue 20Inflorescence 7Solitary |
| 9. Flower position |
| 12Leaf axil 1On main stem 16Stem tip |
| 10. Flower petal number |
| 143 125 96 1No petal 1Over 5 |
| 11. Petal fused number |
| 12. Flower color |
| 7Blue or violet 1Grey to chocolate 1Maroon with white marbling,throat yellow 4Pale green 1Red 7White 1Yellow brown 8Other |
| 13. Leaf position |
| 19Alternate 4Opposite 1Palmate 1Stem tip 2Trifoliolate 2Whorled 1dimorphism leaf |
| 14. Leaf type |
| 6Compound 1 time 13Compound 2-3 times 1Linear 1Ovate to triangular 21Simple 11Simple or phyllode 2Triangular like |
| 15. Leaf venation |
| 1Palmate 11Parallel 17Pinnate 2Radiating from the base |
| 16. Leaf margin |
| 20Full 1Linear 1Lobed 3Smooth 4Toothed |
| 17. Leaf shape |
| 1Elliptic or oval 1Flattened 10Leaf needle Like 19Not Leaf needle Like 1Roundish |
| 18. Leaf surface |
| 19Glabrous 7Hairy 2Puberulous 2Sofftly hairy 5Soft 1With sparsely spines |
| 19. Stem texture |
| 20. Stem segmented |
| 2No |
| 21. Stem surface |
| 18Glabrous 2Hairy 1Puberulous 1Sparsely hairy 1With sparsely spines |
| 22. Stem section |
| 22Circular 1Flattened 2three sides |
| 23. Stem appendages |
| 22No 1Spines 1Vrille 3Yes |
| 24. Stem exudate |
| 2None |
| 25. Fruit texture |
| 1Akene 21Dry 5Fleshy 1Samare |
| 26. Root system |
| 15Adventitious 13Tap root |
| 27. Propagating means |
| 2Spore 13Vegetative 28seed |