Table 4.
Evaluation of molecular clock hypothesis based on ndhF 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 | |
| Stok | 0.055 | *** | ND | *** | ND | *** | *** | *** | |
| (0.013) | |||||||||
| Vjon | 0.007 | 0.071 | *** | *** | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| (0.018) | (0.012) | ||||||||
| Vpos | 0.033 | 0.003 | 0.059 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| (0.010) | (0.014) | (0.008) | |||||||
| Vchi | 0.005 | 0.059 | 0.024 | 0.043 | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| (0.007) | (0.013) | (0.004) | (0.009) | ||||||
| Harb | 0.000 | 0.049 | 0.013 | 0.028 | 0.003 | ND | ND | ND | |
| (0.009) | (0.015) | (0.010) | (0.028) | (0.010) | |||||
| Hlyd | 0.000 | 0.049 | 0.013 | 0.028 | 0.003 | 0.005 | ND | ND | |
| (0.009) | (0.015) | (0.010) | (0.012) | (0.010) | (0.002) | ||||
| Vmes | 0.007 | 0.054 | 0.007 | 0.034 | 0.003 | 0.016 | 0.016 | ND | |
| (0.009) | (0.015) | (0.010) | (0.012) | (0.010) | (0.004) | (0.004) | |||
| Vam | 0.007 | 0.054 | 0.007 | 0.034 | 0.003 | 0.006 | 0.016 | 0.001 | |
| (0.009) | (0.015) | (0.010) | (0.012) | (0.010) | (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.002) |
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.