Table 1. Sequence recovery rates for 143 species of trees and shrubs in the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot, Puerto Rico.
| DNA Barcode Regions | ||||||
| Taxonomic Category | trnH-psbA | rbcLa | matK | rbcLa+trnH-psbA | rbcLa+matK | All |
| Samples (n = 288) | 239 (83.0%) | 260 (90.3%) | 198 (68.8%) | 271 (94.1%) | 265 (92.0%) | 271 (94.1%) |
| Species (n = 143) | 131 (92.3%) | 129 (90.2%) | 100 (70.4%) | 136 (95.0%) | 128 (90.1%) | 136 (95.0%) |
| Genus (n = 108) | 106 (98.2%) | 106 (98.2%) | 76 (70.0%) | 107 (99.1%) | 106 (98.2%) | 107 (99.1%) |
| Family (n = 50) | 46 (92.0%) | 45 (90.0%) | 35 (70.0%) | 46 (92.0%) | 47 (94.0%) | 48 (96.0%) |
| Order (n = 24) | 24 (100%) | 24 (100%) | 22 (91.7%) | 24 (100%) | 24 (100%) | 24 (100%) |
For each taxonomic category the absolute number of successes is given along with the percentage relative to the total possible number. In the combinations of markers, sequence success is defined as the recovery of any marker.