Table 3.
Evaluation of molecular clock hypothesis based on ITS sequence data between 10 representatives of the Vernonieae and two species of Hesperomannia
| Lych | Stok | Vjon | Vpos | Vchi | Harb | Hlyd | Vmes | Vam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lych | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| Stok | 0.007 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| (0.214) | |||||||||
| Vjon | 0.001 | 0.008 | *** | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| (0.068) | (0.201) | ||||||||
| Vpos | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.036 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| (0.077) | (0.227) | (0.061) | |||||||
| Vchi | 0.001 | 0.008 | 0.001 | 0.004 | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| (0.057) | (0.215) | (0.041) | (0.066) | ||||||
| Harb | 0.007 | 0.010 | 0.00 | 0.004 | 0.007 | ND | ND | ND | |
| (0.081) | (0.224) | (0.078) | (0.076) | (0.081) | |||||
| Hlyd | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.009 | 0.006 | 0.009 | 0.001 | ND | ND | |
| (0.080) | (0.224) | (0.077) | (0.073) | (0.079) | (0.121) | ||||
| Vmes | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.014 | 0.006 | ND | |
| (0.079) | (0.223) | (0.072) | (0.054) | (0.077) | (0.025) | (0.029) | |||
| Vam | 0.012 | 0.011 | 0.012 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.016 | 0.011 | 0.0001 | |
| (0.078) | (0.224) | (0.073) | (0.072) | (0.079) | (0.022) | (0.016) | (0.051) |
Relative rate test values and variances (brackets) are shown below the diagonal. Significance levels of evolutionary rate differences are shown above the diagonal; no significant difference (ND), significant at 2% level (∗∗∗). Full names of taxa are in Table 1.