TABLE 1.

Sample information of C. morifolium flower and C. indicum flower samples.

Group	Sample no	Chinese name	Origins	Morphological characteristics	Similarity (Mean ± SD)
I	G1∼19	Gongju	Huangshan, Anhui	Flower	0.865 ± 0.031
	H1∼9	Hangbaiju	Tongxiang, Zhejiang	Flower	0.884 ± 0.035
	H10∼18	Hangbaiju	Tongxiang, Zhejiang	Flower buds	0.914 ± 0.032
II	K1∼16	Hangbaiju	Lanxi, Zhejiang, etc.	Flower	0.838 ± 0.142
III	Y1-33	Yejuhua	Anhuietc.	Flower or flower buds	0.654 ± 0.121*

I: C. morifolium flower samples which were Genuine medicinal materials and purchased online or from markets; II: C. morifolium flower samples collected from the five introduction districts and provided by Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; III: C. indicum flower samples collected from 13 provinces which were summarized in a previous study (1). The significant difference in similarities between the two herbs was statistically evaluated by the Student’s t-test (*p < 0.05).