Table 1 in Increasing the knowledge on the distribution of Phyla (Verbenaceae): a new record for the state of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil

Table 1. Distinctive morphological traits among the varieties of Phyla nodiflora in Brazil (based on O’Leary & Múlgura 2012 and O’Leary 2020).
TraitP. nodiflora var. nodifloraP. nodiflora var. minorP. nodiflor a var. reptansLeaf blade shapeobovate, spathulateelliptic or obovateovate to rhombic-ovateLeaf blade size2–4(–7.5) × 0.5–1.5(–3) cm0.5–2(–4) × 0.2–1 cm3–5(–8) × 1.5–3 cmLeaf blade marginsentire or serrate towards the distal part of the blade, with 4 to 8 pairs of acute teethentire or serrate towards the distal part of the blade, with 3 to 7 spreading and wells-spaced, shallow teethserrate all along blade, with 8 to 10 pairs of teeth or teethed towards the distal part of the bladeLeaf blade apexsubobtuseacuteacuteLeaf venationonly midvein prominent abaxiallyonly midvein prominent abaxiallypinnate venation prominent abaxially