Additional file 4: Morphological analyses of leaves from illustrated species in Bauhinia L. s.s. and its allies.
Illustrated species
(I) Lysiphyllum cunninghamii (Benth.) de Wit
(II) Lysiphyllum carronii (F. Muell.) Pedley.
(III) Lysiphyllum binatum (Blanco) de Wit
(IV) Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.) Hochst.
(V) Tylosema fassoglense (Schweinf.) Torre et Hillc.
(VI) Barklya syringifolia F. Muell.
(VII) Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake
(VIII) Bauhinia divaricata L.
(IX) Bauhinia divaricata L. var. angustiloba
(X) Bauhinia purpurea L.
(XI) Bauhinia blakeana Dunn.
(XII) Bauhinia variegata L.
(XIII) Bauhinia acuminata L.
(XIV) Bauhinia monandra Kurz.
(XV) Bauhinia aculeata L.
(XVI) Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
(XVII) Bauhinia galpinii N. E. Br.
(XVIII) Bauhinia petersiana Bolle.
(XIX) Bauhinia tomentosa L.
(XX) Bauhinia bowkeri Harv.
(XXI) Bauhinia rufescens Lam.
(XXII) Bauhinia forficata Link.
(XXIII) Bauhinia ungulata L.
(XXIV) Bauhinia grandidieri Baill.
(XXV) Bauhinia leucantha Thulin
(XXVI) Bauhinia pervilleana Baill.
(XXVII) Bauhinia somalensis Pic. Serm. et Roti Mich.
(XXVIII) Bauhinia morondavensis Du Puy et R. Rabev.
(XXIX) Bauhinia ankarafantsikae Du Puy et R. Rabev.
(XXX) Bauhinia natalensis Hook.
(XXXI) Bauhinia kalantha Harms.
(XXXII) Bauhinia mendoncae Torre et Hillc.
(XXXIII) Bauhinia urbaniana Schinz.
(XXXIV) Bauhinia madagascariensis Desv.
(XXXV) Bauhinia capuronii Du Puy et R. Rabev.
(XXXVI) Bauhinia brevicalyx Du Puy et R. Rabev.
(XXXVII) Bauhinia decandra Du Puy et R. Rabev.
(XXXVIII) Bauhinia ombrophila Du Puy et R. Rabev.
(XXXIX) Bauhinia hildebrandtii Vatke.
(XL) Bauhinia grevei Drake
(XLI) Bauhinia hagenbeckii Harms.
(XLII) Bauhinia conwayi Rusby
(XLIII) Bauhinia seminarioi Eggers.
(XLIV) Bauhinia haughtii Wunderlin
(XLV) Bauhinia subclavata Benth.
(XLVI) Bauhinia tarapotensis Benth.
(XLVII) Bauhinia longifolia (Bong.) Steud.
(XLVIII) Bauhinia urocalyx Harms.
(XLIX) Bauhinia acuruana Moric.
(L) Bauhinia cinnamomea DC.
(LI) Bauhinia brachycalyx Ducke.
(LII) Bauhinia aureopunctata Ducke.
(LIII) Bauhinia brachycarpa Benth.
(LIV) Bauhinia brachycarpa Benth. 2
(LV) Bauhinia hirsuta Weinm.
(LVI) Bauhinia gilesii F. Muell. et Bailey
(LVII) Bauhinia foveolata Dalzell.
(LVIII) Lasiobema scandens (L.) de Wit.
(LIX) Lasiobema pulla (Craib) A. Schmitz.
(LX) Lasiobema godefroyi (Gagnep.) comb. nov.
(LXI) Lasiobema oxysepala (Gagnep.) comb. nov.
(LXII) Lasiobema retusa (Roxb.) de Wit
(LXIII) Lasiobema cardinale (Gagnep.) de Wit
(LXIV) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
Length/(Width/2)
Dissection index
Sinus ( ̊ )
1.390526316
1.453313477
1.420794507
1.702111755
1.760935417
2.100603136
2.571577629
2.333749688
10.06901763
1.85092156
2.063883688
1.75627738
2.036238245
1.771466796
1.894640283
1.44115136
1.326474167
1.52171832
1.602031515
1.896178803
1.428477258
2.913998453
3.36646786
1.816265589
1.550669216
2.296497913
1.311537578
1.642327785
1.426383454
1.87653639
1.873561662
1.662425785
1.386083289
2.04895371
1.622621107
1.973128359
2.327937027
2.636061613
2.86194747
5.237610005
2.382723314
3.493349958
2.043022175
1.809564684
1.746091842
2.86848249
3.821296979
2.57336676
3.504038772
4.674227799
6.735950045
4.021706462
1.685318342
1.601647059
1.687217329
1.53104685
1.945306878
2.046022202
2.2896196
3.008200923
2.499788464
1.457056792
3.439170665
2.590323336
1.422142123
1.455869709
1.462178776
1.120644981
1.198024958
1.183297852
1.180837907
1.314875973
2.928960219
1.145731144
1.152293321
1.188713325
1.216719891
1.176798317
1.101067724
1.122525844
1.096264087
1.126108444
1.147735473
1.246057946
1.247155922
1.578595384
1.490419631
1.477941417
1.432348467
1.625772022
1.40206531
1.481242817
1.459583272
1.554126765
1.52958996
1.34336794
1.384772659
1.394605224
1.262700457
1.184925414
1.354055303
1.349307427
1.707098488
1.240014414
1.744291197
1.663219833
1.143838883
1.271879054
1.074715664
1.328392499
1.374538643
1.48510645
1.07715308
1.166359657
1.370061994
1.141669858
1.290400072
1.276447383
1.073500437
1.07642155
1.11523919
1.433927685
1.41725443
1.562192639
1.425336948
1.079755029
1.082568887
1.595092742
27
23
16
82
76
0
0
83
49
29
37
48
50
20
57
64
103
66
34
15
18
21
18
36
18
29
10
17
10
19
18
59
57
12
24
25
26
27
30
0
13
58
49
24
80
26
27
9
0
0
0
0
20
23
91
114
83
80
8
42
9
58
0
65
(LXV) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit 2
(LXVI) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXVII) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXVIII) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXIX) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit 3
(LXX) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXXI) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXXII) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXXIII) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXXIV) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXXV) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXXVI) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit
(LXXVII) Lasiobema championii (Benth.) de Wit 4
(LXXVIII) Phanera coccinea Lour.
(LXXIX) Phanera yunnanensis (Franch.) Wunderlin
(LXXX) Phanera didyma (T.C. Chen) comb. nov.
(LXXXI) Phanera damiaoshanensis (T.C. Chen) comb. nov.
(LXXXII) Phanera vahlii (Wight et Arn.) Benth.
(LXXXIII) Phanera pyrrhoclada (Drake) de Wit
(LXXXIV) Phanera aurea (H. Lév.) Mackinder et R. Clark
(LXXXV) Phanera carcinophylla (Merr.) Mackinder et R. Clark
(LXXXVI) Phanera lorantha (Gagnep.) comb. nov.
(LXXXVII) Phanera nervosa Benth.
(LXXXVIII) Phanera chalcophylla (L. Chen) Mackinder et R. Clark
(LXXXIX) Phanera erythropoda (Hayata) Mackinder et R. Clark
(XC) Phanera ornata (Kurz) Thoth.
(XCI) Phanera ornata (Kurz) Thoth.
(XCII) Phanera ornata (Kurz) Thoth.
(XCIII) Phanera khasiana (Baker) Thoth.
(XCIV) Phanera audax de Wit
(XCV) Phanera paucinervata (T.C. Chen) Mackinder et R. Clark
(XCVI) Phanera lambiana (Baker f.) de Wit
(XCVII) Schnella macrostachya Raddi
(XCVIII) Schnella glabra (Jacq.) Dugand.
(XCIX) Schnella hirsutissima (Wunderlin) comb. nov.
(C) Schnella porphyrotricha (Harms) Wunderlin
(CI) Schnella outimouta (Aubl.) Wunderlin
(CII) Schnella accrescens (Killip et J.F. Macbr.) comb. nov.
(CIII) Bauhinia cheniae Q. Wang et al.
2.803588749
2.526243515
4.022717885
1.310951526
2.196465428
2.230362753
2.875321337
2.550763106
3.077537233
3.281515581
2.99983585
3.223680051
5.520984081
2.6416615
1.600292991
1.58893617
1.640700483
1.812674321
2.027236278
1.971048417
2.708635266
2.645385588
2.563099944
2.543216144
2.367759146
2.227469403
2.337832576
2.890658831
2.364194164
2.905351067
4.912457912
8.497082228
2.035714286
3.245676418
3.224673203
3.258222297
1.940665577
1.966895483
1.804551539
1.340885981
1.112501616
1.202075349
1.283783015
1.043018334
1.053568709
1.208830303
1.164496628
1.063976965
1.065804842
1.106926345
1.18719536
1.203703764
1.175166964
1.462270378
1.491010827
1.112766479
1.29708095
1.25574082
1.181548482
1.796723255
1.533627344
1.327791619
1.288910849
1.284280998
1.27642541
1.240602529
1.338747536
1.110460123
1.090082103
1.195699502
1.482668586
1.313913407
1.64832388
1.522063284
1.612518789
1.68387217
1.160983184
1.423074557
79
93
79
105
125
55
9
6
0
0
0
0
0
36
42
30
52
25
41
61
11
25
16
18
72
38
52
21
54
0
0
0
20
25
23
23
4
0
14
(CIV) Bauhinia ningmingensis Q. Wang et al.
(CV) Bauhinia larsenii D.X. Zhang et Y.F. Chen
1.803816951
2.083343684
1.474262244
1.320524848
18
23
(CVI) Bauhinia wenshanensis H.H. Meng et Z. K. Zhou
(CVII) Bauhinia nepalensis N. Awasthi et N. Prasad
(CVIII) Bauhinia sp. 3.
(CIX) Bauhinia krishnanunnii A.K. Mathur et al.
(CX) Bauhcis moranii Calvillo-Canadell et Cevallos-Ferriz.
(CXI) Bauhinia ecuadorensis E.W. Berry
(CXII) Bauhinia waylandii R.W. Chaney
(CXIII) Bauhinia siwalika R.N. Lakh. et N. Awasthi
(CXIV) Cassia rottensis H. Weyland
(CXV) Mimosa weberi Schimper
(CXVI) Mimosa deperdita Saporta
(CXVII) Mimosa ayamadi Marion
(This paper) Bauhinia fotana F.M.B. Jacques, G.L. Shi et Z.K. Zhou
(This paper) Bauhinia ungulatoides Y.X. Lin et al., sp. nov.
2.780898876
1.862789445
1.840280732
2.745306551
1.408874952
1.426835197
1.792042146
1.525610002
1.981253145
3.11079865
3.717032967
3.245661157
2.329402336
3.438892529
1.628624849
1.193115821
1.286506433
1.20270523
1.078738715
1.552111748
1.514580638
1.110798368
1.508382471
1.749821789
1.867944805
1.860393288
1.322199073
1.388113989
14
48
27
120
84
26
45
24
25
25
61
81
45
25
Illustrated species
Average value (DI)
Lysiphyllum (Korth.) Miq.
1.446730203
Piliostigma Hochst.
1.120644981
Tylosema (Schweinf.) Torre et Hillc
1.198024958
Barklya F. Muell.
1.183297852
Gigasiphon Drake
1.180837907
Lasiobema (Korth.) Miq.
1.231644779
Phanera Lour.
1.31271604
Schnella Raddi
1.490279119
Bauhinia s.s. outside America
1.349882859
Bauhinia s.s. in America
1.320102234
Bauhinia fotana F.M.B. Jacques, G.L. Shi et Z.K. Zhou
1.322199073
Bauhinia ungulatoides Y.X. Lin et al., sp. nov.
1.388113989