Research Article

High Genetic Diversity and Insignificant Interspecific Differentiation in Opisthopappus Shih, an Endangered Cliff Genus Endemic to the Taihang Mountains of China

Table 3

Percentage of polymorphic loci (PPB), number of alleles ( ), number of effective alleles ( ), expected heterozygosity (He), Nei’s genetic diversity ( ), and Shannon's information index ( ) in Opisthopappus.

PopulationsPPB He

O. taihangensis
 YTS62.45%
 GS71.54%
 WML38.74%
 Mean57.58%
 Species level90.12%
O. longilobus
 LZ93.28%
 LFS54.15%
 XT81.42%
 Mean76.28%
 Species level95.21%
Opisthopappus
 Mean66.93%
 Genus level90.91%