9 May 2018, 2:43 pm

The stipules will be differentiated according to

stipule attachment, stipule type, stipule shape,
and stipule height, awn type and height, presence
of colleters and colleter type, and presence of
trichomes.

For stipule attachment, it may be classified as

cauline when the stipule is directly attached
to the stem, or

amplexicaul if the stipule surrounds the

stem.

For stipule type, it is classified as

ENTIRE if the first type of the stipule is
connected to the stem by the base.

Sheating, if the stipule forms a tube around

the stem,

Bifid if the stipules' bodies are divided into

two,
 multifid if the bodies are divided into more
sections.

Foliaceaous, if the stipule takes the form of

a leaf, and lastly

TENDRILLAR, SPINOUS, OCHREATE, when

the stipules are modified into tendrils, spines
and hollow tubes respectively.

For stipule shape, it can be classified under

various shapes including
TRUNCATE, which is broad or square at the
end

Triangular, if it takes the form of a triangle.

Ovate, if its ovoid in shape,

Lanceolate if its shaped like a lance,

And connate if its fused.

The height of the stipule will be observed wherein

the normal range is 0.5-2.0 mm

Awns are lateral extensions of the stipule. Their

type may also be classified as central when its
centered and bifid when its divided. Their height
will also be noted, as the normal range would be
0.5-5.0 mm.

The presence of trichomes and colleters will also

be observed. Trichomes are formed from stalks
while colleters are multicellular secretory hairs
found in stipules. The presence of colleters may
be classified through their position, whether
they're adaxial or on top of the stipule lobe or
abaxial, if theyre on the base of the stipule lobe.

The colleters can be classified into various types

such as
standard, which is the most common type
observed in Ixora,

Reduced, when it has a broad base and

narrow apex,
Brush-like and lastly

Dendroid, which consists of a two to four

cell thick stalk