Table 3 in Inclusion of Ihlenfeldtia and Odontophorus in Cheiridopsis (Ruschioideae: Aizoaceae) and insights into generic and subgeneric circumscription in the Conophytum clade

Table 3. Summary of important morphological and anatomical characters for all the subgenera of Cheiridopsis s.l.
Leaves heterophyllousTrichomes presentForm II stomatal protectionMagenta flowersPedicel decumbentCapsule top roundedValve wings awnedSubgenus Cheiridopsis+−−−++/−+/−Cheiridopsis amabilis+??−++/–−Cheiridopsis delphinoides+??−++/−+Cheiridopsis derenbergiana+??−++/−−Cheiridopsis gamoepensis+−−−++/−−Cheiridopsis imitans+−−−++/−+Cheiridopsis meyeri+−−−++/−+Cheiridopsis minor+??−++/−−Cheiridopsis namaquensis+−−−++/−−Cheiridopsis pearsonii+??−++/−+Cheiridopsis peculiaris+−−−++/−−Cheiridopsis rostrata+??−++/−+Cheiridopsis schlechteri+??−++/−+/−Cheiridopsis turbinata+??−++/−+Cheiridopsis umbrosa+??−++/−−Subgenus Odontophoroides s.l.−+/−+/−+/−−++/−Cheiridopsis acuminata−++−−+−Cheiridopsis alba −oculata−??−−+−Cheiridopsis aspera−−−−+−Cheiridopsis glomerata−+−+−++Cheiridopsis pillansii−+−−−++Cheiridopsis pilosula−++−−+−Cheiridopsis ponderosa−+−−−+−Cheiridopsis purpurea−+−+−++Cheiridopsis rudis−??−−+−Cheiridopsis speciosa−+−+−+−Cheiridopsis umdausensis−−−−−+−Cheiridopsis velox−??−−+−Odontophorus angustifolius−++−−+−Odontophorus marlothii−+−−−+−Odontophorus nanus−?−−−+−Odontophorus pusillus−?−−−+−Subgenus Aequifoliae s.l.−+/−−−−−+/−Cheiridopsis brownii−?−−−−+Cheiridopsis caroli-schmidtii−−−−−−+Cheiridopsis denticulata−+−−−−+Cheiridopsis herrei−+−−−−+Cheiridopsis robusta−?−−−−+Cheiridopsis verruocosa−+−−−−+Ihlenfeldtia excavata−+−−−−−Ihlenfeldtia vanzylii−+−−−−−
Species previously recognized in other genera or subgenera are indicated in bold.
? = missing data/unknown.