*SHOW ~ Character list.

*CHARACTER LIST
#1. rootstock: type/
       1. rhizomatous/
       2. tuberous/

#2. bulblets: presence/
       1. present/
       2. absent/

#3. stem: twining: direction/
       1. twining to left/
       2. twining to right/

#4. stems and leaves: T-shaped hairs: presence/
       1. with T-shaped hairs/
       2. without T-shaped hairs/

#5. stems and leaves: prickles: presence/
       1. not prickly/
       2. prickly/

#6. leaves: phyllotaxy/
       1. alternate/
       2. opposite/
       3. whorled/

#7. leaves: simple or compound/
       1. simple/
       2. compound/

#8. compound leaves: leaflets: number/

#9. leaf: petiole: length/
       mm/

#10. leaf blade or leaflet: shape/
       1. cordate/
       2. elliptic/
       3. lanceolate/
       4. linear/
       5. oblanceolate/
       6. oblong/
       7. obovate/
       8. orbicular/
       9. ovate/
       10. peltate/
       11. reniform/
       12. sagittate/
       13. triangular/

#11. leaf blade or leaflet: length/
       mm/

#12. leaf blade or leaflet: width/
       mm/

#13. leaf blade or leaflet: length: width ratio/

#14. leaf: basal veins: number/

#15. leaf blade or leaflet: base/
       1. attenuate/
       2. auriculate/
       3. cordate/
       4. cuneate/
       5. hastate/
       6. oblique/
       7. rounded/
       8. sagittate/
       9. truncate/

#16. leaf blade or leaflet: lobes: number/

#17. leaf blade or leaflet: apex/
       1. acuminate/
       2. acute/
       3. caudate/
       4. cuspidate/
       5. obtuse/
       6. rounded/

#18. male inflorescences: number/

#19. male inflorescence: type/
       1. spike/
       2. raceme/
       3. thyrse/
       4. cymule/
       5. umbellule/
       6. paniculate/

#20. male inflorescence: length/
       mm/

#21. male inflorescence: ultimate division/
       1. cymule/
       2. umbellule/
       3. solitary flowers/
       4. paired flowers/
       5. clustered/

#22. male inflorescence: cymule: flowers: number/

#23. male flower: pedicel: length/
       mm/

#24. male flower: bract: length/
       mm/

#25. male flower: perianth: color/
       1. yellow/
       2. white/
       3. green/
       4. olive/
       5. orange/
       6. purple/
       7. red/
       8. black/
       9. brown dotted/
       10. purple spotted/
       11. purplish brown dotted/
       12. purplish red dotted/
       13. reddish brown spotted/

#26. male flower: perianth: shape/
       1. bowl-shaped/
       2. campanulate/
       3. cupular/
       4. funnelform/
       5. reflexed/
       6. saucer-shaped/

#27. male flower: perianth: lobe: length/
       mm/

#28. male flower: perianth: lobe: width/
       mm/

#29. male flower: stamens: number/

#30. male flower: staminodes: number/
       3/

#31. female inflorescences: number/

#32. female inflorescence: length/
       mm/

#33. female inflorescence: flowers: number/

#34. capsule: position/
       1. reflexed/
       2. not reflexed/

#35. capsule: color/
       1. black/
       2. blue/
       3. bronze/
       4. brown/
       5. yellow/
       6. dark speckled/
       7. purplish speckled/
       8. purplish brown spotted/
       9. straw-colored/

#36. capsule: length/
       mm/

#37. capsule: wing: width/
       mm/

#38. seeds: position/
       1. inserted near base of capsule/
       2. inserted near middle of capsule/
       3. inserted near apex of capsule/

#39. seeds: wings: orientation/
       1. winged all around/
       2. pointing toward capsule apex/
       3. pointing toward capsule base/

#40. flowering/
       1. Jan/
       2. Feb/
       3. Mar/
       4. Apr/
       5. May/
       6. Jun/
       7. Jul/
       8. Aug/
       9. Sep/
       10. Oct/
       11. Nov/
       12. Dec/

#41. fruiting/
       1. Jan/
       2. Feb/
       3. Mar/
       4. Apr/
       5. Jun/
       6. Jul/
       7. Aug/
       8. Sep/
       9. Oct/
       10. Nov/
       11. Dec/

#42. distribution: elevation/
       m/

#43. distribution: province/
       1. Anhui/
       2. Fujian/
       3. Gansu/
       4. Guangdong/
       5. Guangxi/
       6. Guizhou/
       7. Hainan/
       8. Hebei/
       9. Heilongjiang/
       10. Henan/
       11. Hubei/
       12. Hunan/
       13. Jiangsu/
       14. Jiangxi/
       15. Jilin/
       16. Liaoning/
       17. Nei Mongol/
       18. Ningxia/
       19. Qinghai/
       20. Shaanxi/
       21. Shandong/
       22. Shanxi/
       23. Sichuan/
       24. Taiwan/
       25. Xizang/
       26. Yunnan/
       27. Zhejiang/

#44. distribution: adjacent countries/
       1. Bangladesh/
       2. Bhutan/
       3. Cambodia/
       4. India/
       5. Indonesia/
       6. Japan/
       7. Korea/
       8. Laos/
       9. Malaysia/
       10. Myanmar/
       11. Nepal/
       12. New Guinea/
       13. Philippines/
       14. Russia/
       15. Sikkim/
       16. Thailand/
       17. Vietnam/