Table 7 Mean within-group Euclidean distance of genera for total motif frequency, mean repeat count, and polymorphism in microsatellite loci with one allowed mismatch

Lower vascular plants: Selaginella, Ceratopteris, Adiantum

229.155

41.982

2.604

Pinaceae: Pinus, Picea, Pseudotsuga

139.117

50.474

7.411

Coniferales: Pinus, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Cryptomeria

131.475**

51.5

6.603

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

255.205

35.919

3.384

Caryophyllales: Beta, Mesembryanthemum, Tamarix

330.728

44.916

5.173

Rosaceae: Rosa, Prunus, Malus, Fragaria

181.561

46.964

5.931

Fabaceae: Phaseolus, Glycine, Lotus, Medicago, Pisum

252.623

52.162

6.718

Malphigiales: Euphorbia, Manihot, Populus, Bruguiera

287.749

48.202

6.216

Brassicaceae: Brassica, Arabidopsis, Thellungiella

259.861

48.064

6.67

Solanaceae: Solanum, Lycopersicon, Capsicum, Nicotiana, Petunia

128.443***

45.334

5.81

Lamiales: Sesamum, Salvia, Antirrhinum, Mimulus, Triphysaria

261.175

36.538

3.962

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

167.495**

43.556

4.585

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

403.092

47.223

5.678

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

302.884

45.347

5.808

Triticeae: Aegilops, Triticum, Secale, Hordeum

297.79

47.58

6.977

Panicoideae: Panicum, Pennisetum, Saccharum, Sorghum, Zea

303.835

45.552

5.879

Asparagales: Asparagus, Allium, Lycoris

270.545

35.907

4.317

Other monocots: Acorus, Zantedeschia, Ananas

218.631

37.964

3.657

Group 1: Adiantum, Avena, Ceratopteris, Cycas, Ginkgo, Pseudotsuga

164.376**

35.474

3.313

Group 2: Cryptomeria, Picea, Pinus, Tamarix

165.313

51.348

6.861

Group 3: Amborella, Bruguiera, Eschscholzia, Mesembryanthemum

238.256

39.407

3.454

Group 4: Beta, Brassica, Ipomoea, Juglans, Malus, Saruma

145.794**

46.777

6.325

Group 5: Gnetum, Manihot, Phaseolus, Prunus

184.201

42.602

5.33

Group 6: Aquilegia, Cucumis, Euphorbia, Helianthus, Lactuca, Lotus, Lycopersicon

152.767**

43.374

6.477

Group 7: Nuphar, Panax, Persea, Theobroma

114.516***

35.681

3.258

Group 8: Liriodendron,Rosa, Sesamum, Thellungiella, Vaccinium

138.397**

33.618

2.432***

Group 9: Arabidopsis, Cynodon, Glycine, Gossypium, Medicago, Populus, Solanum, Vitis

361.635

47.201

7.402

Group 10: Antirrhinum, Cichorium, Gerbera, Pisum, Stevia, Taraxacum, Triphysaria, Zinnia

141.561****

40.511

3.768

Group 11: Citrus, Lycoris, Mimulus, Poncirus, Zamia

256.198

43.848

5.768

Group 12: Aegilops, Hordeum, Oryza, Panicum, Saccharum, Secale, Sorghum, Triticum, Zea

278.936

42.717

6.583

Group 13: Eragrostis, Festuca, Lolium, Pennisetum

126.825**

42.493

3.569