Table 5.
Analysis of 52 species from Data Set II. Inter-specific K2P distances and per cent species resolution of different loci from chloroplast genome using downloaded as well as self generated sequences for 52 Dendrobium species for which sequences of all the four loci (matK, rbcL, rpoB and rpoC1) were present
| Locus | No. of species analyzed | Average inter-specific K2P distance (Range) |
No. of species successfully discriminated | % Species Resolution using K2P distances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| matK | 52 | 0.0121 (0 - 0.0371) |
40 | 76.92 |
| rbcL | 52 | 0.0062 (0 - 0.023) |
20 | 38.46 |
| rpoB | 52 | 0.0069 (0 - 0.0296) |
27 | 51.92 |
| rpoC1 | 52 | 0.0041 (0 - 0.0171) |
22 | 42.31 |