Table 8.
Mean within-group Euclidean distance of genera for total motif frequency, mean repeat count, and polymorphism in microsatellite loci with two allowed mismatches
| Group | Mean Euclidean distance | ||
| Total frequency | Repeat count | Polymorphism | |
| Lower vascular plants: Selaginella, Ceratopteris, Adiantum | 36.903 | 56.8 | 1.411*** |
| Pinaceae: Pinus, Picea, Pseudotsuga | 10.519**** | 69.929 | 7.196 |
| Coniferales: Pinus, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Cryptomeria | 14.546*** | 67.788 | 6.506 |
| Other gymnosperms: Cycas, Zamia, Gnetum, Welwitschia, Ginkgo | 33.035 | 50.695 | 3.059 |
| Caryophyllales: Beta, Mesembryanthemum, Tamarix | 67.331 | 62.875 | 4.632 |
| Rosaceae: Rosa, Prunus, Malus, Fragaria | 39.626 | 60.01 | 5.567 |
| Fabaceae: Phaseolus, Glycine, Lotus, Medicago, Pisum | 30.364 | 66.912 | 6.765 |
| Brassicaceae: Brassica, Arabidopsis, Thellungiella | 23.864 | 59.554 | 6.267 |
| Malphigiales: Euphorbia, Manihot, Populus, Bruguiera | 88.122 | 67.092 | 6.054 |
| Solanaceae: Solanum, Lycopersicon, Capsicum, Nicotiana, Petunia | 13.763**** | 58.708 | 6.594 |
| Lamiales: Sesamum, Salvia, Antirrhinum, Mimulus, Triphysaria | 46.143 | 48.69 | 3.589 |
| Asteraceae: Helianthus, Stevia, Cichorium, Lactuca, Taraxacum, Zinnia, Gerbera | 25.452** | 57.543 | 4.426 |
| Poaceae: Triticum, Hordeum, Secale, Avena, Oryza, Cynodon, Eragrostis, Panicum, Pennisetum, Saccharum, Sorghum, Zea, Lolium, Festuca, Aegilops | 50.746 | 63.157 | 5.731 |
| Pooideae: Aegilops, Triticum, Secale, Hordeum, Avena, Festuca, Lolium | 43.303 | 62.033 | 5.498 |
| Triticeae: Aegilops, Triticum, Secale, Hordeum | 49.094 | 65.451 | 6.753 |
| Panicoideae: Panicum, Pennisetum, Saccharum, Sorghum, Zea | 37.194 | 60.681 | 6.531 |
| Asparagales: Asparagus, Allium, Lycoris | 42.527 | 44.446 | 3.14 |
| Other monocots: Acorus, Zantedeschia, Ananas | 131.502 | 50.358 | 3.087 |
| Group 1: Amborella, Bruguiera, Eschscholzia, Mesembryanthemum | 69.26 | 54.761 | 3.502 |
| Group 2: Juglans, Liriodendron, Rosa, Vaccinium | 23.313 | 43.599 | 3.106 |
| Group 3: Glycine, Populus, Vitis | 14.049** | 57.31 | 8.335 |
| Group 4: Brassica, Ipomoea, Saruma | 15.270** | 60.331 | 6.408 |
| Group 5: Aquilegia, Arabidopsis, Cucumis, Euphorbia, Lactuca, Medicago, Thellungiella | 31.587 | 62.644 | 6.379 |
| Group 6: Gerbera, Nuphar, Persea, Prunus, Salvia, Sesamum | 24.786** | 51.956 | 3.878 |
| Group 7: Citrus, Hedyotis, Mimulus, Poncirus, Tamarix | 30.045 | 59.185 | 6.25 |
| Group 8: Solanum, Lycopersicon, Gossypium | 17.538** | 58.194 | 8.405 |
| Group 9: Antirrhinum, Beta, Cichorium, Taraxacum | 15.427*** | 55.703 | 4.072 |
| Group 10: Allium, Cynodon, Pseudotsuga, Stevia, Triphysaria, Zinnia | 42.779 | 49.258 | 2.600** |
| Group 11: Asparagus, Fragaria, Zantedeschia | 130.585 | 45.719 | 2.757 |
| Group 12: Acorus, Ananas, Eucalyptus, Malus | 35.261 | 61.135 | 4.616 |
| Group 13: Ginkgo, Lycoris, Panax, Pennisetum, Picea, Zamia | 30.553 | 58.252 | 4.258 |
| Group 14: Aegilops, Oryza, Panicum, Saccharum, Secale, Sorghum, Zea | 31.365 | 60.619 | 6.723 |
| Group 15: Festuca, Hordeum, Lolium, Triticum | 46.006 | 63.169 | 6.435 |