Table 2.

Polymorphism of the 12 microsatellite markers developed for three species of Rhododendron based on 72 individuals sampled.

Locus	Rh. pubicostatum						Rh. bureavii						Rh. sikangense var. exquisitum
	NA	NE	I	HO	HE	PHWE	NA	NE	I	HO	HE	PHWE	NA	NE	I	HO	HE	PHWE
RH119455	7	4.331	1.643	0.792	0.769	0.821	4	1.867	0.893	0.250	0.464	0.000∗∗∗	5	3.176	1.425	0.708	0.731	0.003∗∗
RH150193	10	5.592	1.973	0.833	0.821	0.947	12	8.170	2.242	0.667	0.878	0.003∗∗	3	1.976	0.815	0.500	0.494	0.990
RH16369	7	3.986	1.645	0.583	0.749	0.050∗	5	2.824	1.234	0.292	0.646	0.000∗∗∗	5	2.141	1.023	0.375	0.533	0.431
RH175950	4	2.263	0.923	0.958	0.558	0.002∗∗	6	1.898	1.005	0.333	0.473	0.000∗∗∗	8	2.141	1.220	0.417	0.533	0.000∗∗∗
RH178203	11	5.592	2.007	0.625	0.821	0.881	6	3.840	1.545	0.542	0.740	0.017∗	13	9.216	2.366	0.792	0.891	0.028∗
RH185982	3	1.135	0.274	0.125	0.119	0.991	2	1.043	0.101	0.042	0.041	0.917	2	1.043	0.101	0.042	0.041	0.917
RH19511	5	1.490	0.721	0.375	0.329	0.999	6	1.494	0.757	0.375	0.331	1.000	2	1.332	0.415	0.292	0.249	0.403
RH195227	4	1.751	0.798	0.333	0.429	0.065	6	1.986	1.039	0.333	0.497	0.000∗∗∗	6	1.759	0.867	0.375	0.431	0.000∗∗∗
RH19935	11	3.692	1.722	0.458	0.729	0.609	5	1.643	0.846	0.250	0.391	0.000∗∗∗	12	6.160	2.105	0.375	0.838	0.000∗∗∗
RH202706	2	1.385	0.451	0.333	0.278	0.327	6	3.156	1.379	0.708	0.683	0.000∗∗∗	5	1.629	0.806	0.292	0.386	0.066
RH209912	7	1.572	0.854	0.417	0.364	1.000	4	1.297	0.514	0.250	0.229	0.998	8	3.740	1.641	0.917	0.733	0.738
RH226095	8	5.512	1.834	0.375	0.819	0.000∗∗∗	6	3.567	1.474	0.125	0.720	0.000∗∗∗	7	3.681	1.531	0.542	0.728	0.562

Note: Indices include allele number per locus (N_A), number of effective alleles (N_E), Shannon information index (I); observed heterozygosity (H_O); expected heterozygosity (H_E) and P value from exact tests for Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (P_HWE) over 12 nuclear microsatellite loci. ∗ Shows significant deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001.