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