Table 2. T-RFLP profile-based diversity estimates for the rhizomes of Alpinia officinarum Hance plants from various growth sites.

	Shannon diversity index (HhaI)	Shannon diversity index (MspI)	Shannon's evenness (HhaI)	Shannon's evenness (MspI)	Berger-Parker's index (HhaI)	Berger-Parker's index (MspI)
HA-RZ	1.64±0.03a	1.67±0.04a	0.48±0.04a	0.67±0.01a	0.53±0.01c	0.42±0.05d
HN-RZ	1.68±0.02a	1.72±0.1a	0.45±0.01a	0.62±0.06a	0.55±0.01c	0.42±0.04d
QJ-RZ	2.23±0.08b	2.11±0.05b	0.62±0.02b	0.64±0.01c	0.30±0.01b	0.30±0.01ab
GZ-RZ	2.24±0.15b	2.07±0.2b	0.64±0.02b	0.65±0.02bc	0.29±0.01b	0.32±0.01b
GY-RZ	2.05±0.05c	1.89±0.03c	0.71±0.02cd	0.70±0.01c	0.25±0.06a	0.30±0.01a
GX-RZ	2.07±0.05c	1.89±0.1de	0.72±0.03c	0.67±0.03c	0.27±0.01a	0.27±0.01a
KM-RZ	1.99±0.06c	1.93±0.11e	0.71±0.01c	0.69±0.02c	0.27±0.01a	0.29±0.01a
FJ-RZ	2.08±0.09c	1.99±0.04de	0.69±0.01cd	0.67±0.05c	0.27±0.01a	0.28±0.09a

The values were calculated separately based on the data from measurements of three independent rhizome samples for each site and are expressed as the mean ± SD. The letters in each lane indicate significant differences (p<0.05).