Table 6 Mean within-group Euclidean distance of genera for total motif frequency, mean repeat count, and polymorphism in perfect microsatellite loci

Lower vascular plants: Selaginella, Ceratopteris, Adiantum

128.957

41.14

1.534**

Pinaceae: Pinus, Picea, Pseudotsuga

52.489**

52.622

7.458

Coniferales: Pinus, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Cryptomeria

53.881****

54.362

6.594

Other gymnosperms: Cycas, Zamia, Ginkgo,Gnetum, Welwitschia

127.215

33.696

2.375

Caryophyllales: Beta, Mesembryanthemum, Tamarix

252.658

44.591

4.749

Rosaceae: Rosa, Prunus, Malus, Fragaria

106.051

45.096

5.529

Fabaceae: Phaseolus, Glycine, Lotus, Medicago, Pisum

117.741

51.308

6.615

Malphigiales: Euphorbia, Manihot, Populus, Bruguiera

183.203

53.741

5.709

Brassicaceae: Brassica, Arabidopsis, Thellungiella

126.63

47.548

5.882

Lamiales: Sesamum, Salvia, Antirrhinum, Mimulus, Triphysaria

161.912

38.581

3.548

Solanaceae: Solanum, Lycopersicon, Capsicum, Nicotiana, Petunia

62.281***

44.787

6.565

Asteraceae: Helianthus, Stevia,Cichorium, Lactuca, Taraxacum, Zinnia, Gerbera

87.183**

43.732

4.179

Poaceae: Triticum, Aegilops,Hordeum, Secale, Avena, Oryza, Cynodon, Eragrostis, Panicum, Pennisetum, Saccharum, Sorghum, Zea, Lolium, Festuca

248.316

49.556

5.014

Pooideae: Aegilops, Triticum, Secale, Hordeum, Avena, Festuca, Lolium

179.427

49.285

5.018

Triticeae: Aegilops, Triticum, Secale, Hordeum

176.441

53.458

6.143

Panicoideae: Panicum, Pennisetum, Saccharum, Sorghum, Zea

205.429

47.349

5.285

Asparagales: Asparagus, Allium, Lycoris

160.725

36.687

3.221

Other monocots: Acorus, Zantedeschia, Ananas

185.791

37.821

2.937

Group 1: Adiantum, Ceratopteris, Cichorium, Welwitschia

88.991

36.793

1.892**

Group 2: Cycas, Ginkgo, Stevia, Triphysaria, Zea, Zinnia

63.819****

41.682

3.425

Group 3: Allium, Cryptomeria, Picea, Pinus, Zamia

73.179**

52.924

5.982

Group 4: Amborella, Bruguiera, Eschscholzia, Mesembryanthemum

152.077

43.471

3.194

Group 5: Beta, Brassica, Liriodendron, Malus,Rosa, Saruma, Thellungiella

85.727**

43.56

4.838

Group 6: Aquilegia, Arabidopsis, Cucumis, Euphorbia

113.958

49.053

6.698

Group 7: Manihot, Persea, Theobroma

51.524***

32.473

2.117

Group 8: Cynodon, Gossypium, Lycopersicon, Medicago, Pisum, Solanum

271.98

51.628

6.96

Group 9: Nuphar, Panax

54.605

37.591

1.207

Group 10: Glycine, Ipomoea, Juglans, Populus, Prunus, Vitis

107.381

48.805

7.114

Group 11: Helianthus, Lactuca, Lotus, Phaseolus

69.613**

44.171

6.412

Group 12: Antirrhinum, Capsicum, Gerbera, Taraxacum

51.245****

42.076

4.515

Group 13: Acorus, Ananas, Asparagus, Eucalyptus, Sesamum, Vaccinium

104.739

35.615

2.156**

Group 14: Citrus, Lycoris, Mimulus, Poncirus, Tamarix

134.97

44.042

6.047

Group 15: Aegilops, Hordeum, Oryza, Panicum, Secale, Sorghum, Triticum

177.011

49.198

6.187

Group 16: Avena, Eragrostis, Festuca, Lolium, Pennisetum

95.789

39.884

2.992