IDENTIFIERS
NO	numberic, (integer) specimen number
DTH	string, Della Torre and Harms number
GENUS	capitalized string, genus
SP	lower case string, species
AUTH	capitalized string, authority
MAT	string, material type and reference (e.g. herbarium accession number)

QUANTITATIVE PREDICTOR VARIABLES FROM DIGITAL OUTLINES
AREA	numeric, area in sq. cm.
PET_W	numeric, petiole width in cm. at narrowest point
PET_L	numeric, length in cm. of petiole where petiole width is narrower than 1.5
LAM_W	numeric, maximum lamina width in cm.
LAM_L	numeric, maximum lamina length in cm.
MOM	numeric, moment (dist. from center of mass to petiole attachment, assuming constant mass per area of outline)
S_DIAM	numeric, shade diameter (diameter of largest inscribed circle)
PERIM	numeric, perimeter
LTNO	integer, leaflet number
LTSR	numeric, size range of laminar fragments within leaf (in cm.)

OTHER QUANTITATIVE PREDICTOR VARIABLES
AER_AMU	numeric, mean area of aeriole, in sq. cm
AER_ASD	numeric, standard deviation of area of aeriole, in sq. cm	
V_DIAM	string, comma-separated integers
V_ANGL	string, comma-separated integers

#CATEGORIC PREDICTOR VARIABLES TO REPLACE/COMPARE WITH QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES
#SIZ	ordered factor, {N=nanophyll,L=leptophyll,N=notophyll,Me=mesophyll, Mg=megaphyll}
#SHA	ordered factor, {C=cordate,Ov=ovate,E=elliptic,Ob=obovate}
#LTNO	[as above]
#LTSR	[as above]
#S_DIAM	[as above]
#PET_W	[as above]
#PET_L	[as above]
#LAM_W	[as above]
#LAM_L	[as above]

CATEGORIC PREDICTOR VARIABLES
ORG	unordered factor, {S=simple,Pa=palmately compound,Pi=pinnately compound,T=trifoliate,C=complex}
PET_AT	binary factor, petiolar attachment, {M=marginal, C=not marginal}
CORD	binary factor, cordate base present, {0=no,1=yes}
3DIM	binary factor, 3 dimensional? {0=no,1=yes}
HAIR	binary factor, hairs present, {0=no,1=yes}
GLAND	binary factor, glands present, {0=no,1=yes}
TEETH	binary factor, teeth present, {0=no,1=yes}
SINUS	binary factor, sinus ties present, {0=no,1=yes}

PREDICTED VARIABLES
GROW_FM	ordered factor, {Pt=phanerophyte,C=chaemophyte,H=hemicryptophyte,Cr=cryptophyte}
2NDAR	binary factor, secondary growth present, {0=no,1=yes}
STAT	numberic, stature in cm.
CLIMB	binary factor, vine or liana; requires external support, {0=no,1=yes}

Unit of measurement the _leaf_; not leaflet or lobe.