Data from: A revision of Sesuvium (Aizoaceae, Sesuvioideae) Author Bohley, Katharina Author Winter, Pieter J. D. Author Kadereit, Gudrun text Data in brief 2017 2017-01-03 48 1 109071 109071 http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.tk922 journal article 290753 10.5061/dryad.tk922 e385d22d-a9df-4488-b9d5-fd80b2ee161a 10815406

TABLE 1. Selected traits of Sesuoium and Cypselea. 1) Life form: p = perennial; a = annual. 2) Halophyte: + = yes; - = no;? = no information. 3) Number of stamens. 4) Number of carpels. 5) Pseudostipules fimbriate. 6) Nearly all organs with a dense cover of protruding bladder cell idioblasts. 7) Regularly rooting at nodes. 8) More than 1 pair of bracts. 9) Succulence of leaves: m = moderate / mostly flat; s = succulent; t = (almost) terete. 10) Size of seeds (mm).

Taxon	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
C. humifusum	a	-	3	2	+				m	0.2
C. meziana	p	+	3	3			+		m	?
C. rubriflora	p	+	5	2	+				m	0.2
S. congense	p	+	∞	2–3		+			t	0.9
S. crithmoides	p	+	∞	3–5		+		+	t	∼1.0
S. edmonstonei	p	+	∞	2		+			t	∼1.0
S. hydaspicum	a	?	5–7	2					(m–)s	1.0–1.3
S. maritimum	a	+	5	3–5					m	0.8–0.9
S. mesembryanthemoides	p	+	∞	3–5		+		+	t	?
S. portulacastrum	p	+	∞	3–5			+		s	∼1.0
S. sesuvioides	p	+	(5–)∞	2					(m–)s	∼1.0
S. trianthemoides	a	?	5	2					m	1.0–1.2
S. verrucosum	p	+	∞	3–5		+			s	0.8–1.0