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. 2020 Sep 23;8:e10045. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10045

Table 1. Summary of the results from the 12 data sets used to test for phylogeographic breaks across the boundaries between Centres of Endemism in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa.

Genus Family No. species investigated (populations) CFR sub-region Min samples per population Max samples per population CoEs covered (boundaries) Genetic break across CoEs (%) Uncertain CoE member-ship (%) Genetic homo-geneity across CoEs (%) Genetic break within CoEs (%) Primary seed dispersal mechanism Primary pollen dispersal mechanism Molecular methods used Genome explored Reference
Aspalathus Fabaceae 1 (5) W 3 5 2 (2) 100 0 0 0 Myrmecochory Insect Sanger sequencing Chloroplast Malgas et al. (2010)
Cyclopia Fabaceae 1 (3) E 24 30 1 (2) 100 0 0 0 Myrmecochory Insect Microsatellite Nuclear Niemandt et al. (2018)
Cyclopia Fabaceae 3 (22) W & E 6 24 5 (5) 100 0 0 3 Myrmecochory Insect Sanger sequencing Chloroplast Galuszynski & Potts (2020a, 2020b)
Erica Ericaceae 1 (21) W 10 30 2 (6) 86 5 9 30 Myrmecochory Insect Microsatellite Nuclear Segarra-Moragues & Ojeda (2010)
Erica Ericaceae 1 (14) W 1 2 4 (5) 93 7 0 15 Passive Bird Sanger sequencing Nuclear and Chloroplast Pirie et al. (2017)
Gladiolus Iridaceae 1 (15) W 4 11 4 (6) 81 6 13 37 Wind Insect Sanger sequencing and AFLP Nuclear and Chloroplast Rymer et al. (2010)
Leucospermum Proteaceae 1 (4) W 7 22 2 (2) 100 0 0 12 Serotinous Bird Sanger sequencing Nuclear and Chloroplast Johnson, He & Pauw (2014)
Protea Proteaceae 6 (30) W & E 20 20 7 (10) 87 3 10 23 Wind Bird Microsatellite Nuclear Prunier & Holsinger (2010)
Protea Proteaceae 1 (19) W & E 8 73 6 (11) 71 7 22 10 Wind Bird Next-Gen sequencing Nuclear Prunier et al. (2017)
Restio Restionaceae 1 (10) W & E 5 10 5 (6) 100 0 0 0 Wind Wind Next-Gen and Sanger sequencing Nuclear and Chloroplast Lexer et al. (2014)
Tetraria Cyperaceae 1 (36) W & E 2 24 7 (10) 75 19 6 14 Passive Wind Sanger sequencing Nuclear and Chloroplast Britton, Hedderson & Verboom (2014)