Table 2 Clonal diversity estimates for Vanilla pompona populations across the Pacific region of Costa Rica.

From: Contrasting clonal and population genetic structure in two endangered Costa Rican Vanilla species of commercial interest

Population

Number of individuals

Genets

Clonality (%)

Simpson’s Diversity Index (SDI)

Evenness

STH

20

17

15.00

0.98 (0.98–0.99)

0.91 (0.90–0.92)

VT

20

5

75.00

0.66 (0.63–0.67)

0.54 (0.54–0.61)

PST

12

6

50.00

0.82 (0.78–0.86)

0.67 (0.61–0.75)

Los Chocuacos

16

9

43.75

0.87 (0.85–0.89)

0.59 (0.59–0.64)

Clavera

18

14

22.22

0.97 (0.96–0.98)

0.83 (0.82–0.90)

Pavona

18

13

27.77

0.95 (0.94–0.96)

0.73 (0.72–0.82)

Garabito

8

4

50.00

0.82 (0.76–0.86)

0.89 (0.82–0.96)

Rio Jaris

8

8

0.00

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

San Rafael

18

12

33.33

0.92 (0.91–0.93)

0.64 (0.64–0.69)

El Hacha

8

5

37.50

0.79 (0.71–0.86)

0.64 (0.65–0.75)

Mean

14.60 ± 1.60

9.30 ± 1.41

35.45 ± 6.64

0.88 ± 0.03

0.74 ± 0.05

  1. Number of sampled individuals, number of unique genets, clonal percentage, Simpson’s diversity index (SDI), and evenness for each population, along with mean ± standard error values across all populations. Jackknife estimates for SDI and evenness are provided in parentheses.
  2. Values ​​in bold indicate the highest within each metric, for comparative and visual interpretation purposes only.