Table 4 Species discrimination success rate of Aquilaria, Dalbergia and Pterocarpus authentic wood sample using the neighbor-joining analysis based on single DNA regions and multi-loci combinations.

From: Comparison of DNA extraction methods on CITES-listed timber species and application in species authentication of commercial products using DNA barcoding

Genus

DNA barcode region and combination

Discrimination success rate

Number of monophyletic-species clade

Aquilaria

ITS2

40% (2/5)

3

matK

40% (2/5)

1

trnL-trnF

40% (2/5)

1

ITS2 + matK

80% (4/5)

3

ITS2 + trnL-trnF

100% (5/5)

5

matK + trnL-trnF

80% (4/5)

1

ITS2 + matK + trnL-trnF

100% (5/5)

4

Dalbergia

ITS2

100% (4/4)

6

matK

50% (2/4)

7

trnL

50% (2/4)

9

trnH-psbA

100% (4/4)

10

ITS2 + matK

100% (4/4)

12

ITS2 + trnH-psbA

100% (4/4)

7

ITS2 + trnL

100% (4/4)

5

matK + trnH-psbA

100% (4/4)

9

matK + trnL

50% (2/4)

7

psbA-trnH + trnL

100% (4/4)

7

ITS2 + matK + trnH-psbA

100% (4/4)

10

ITS2 + matK + trnL

100% (4/4)

6

ITS2 + psbA-trnH + trnL

100% (4/4)

6

matK + psbA-trnH + trnL

100% (4/4)

6

ITS2 + matK + trnH-psbA + trnL

100% (4/4)

5

Pterocarpus

ITS2

66.67% (2/3)

3

matK

0% (0/3)

0

rbcL

0% (0/3)

2

ndhF-rpl32

0% (0/3)

0

ITS2 + matK

100% (3/3)

1

ITS2 + rbcL

66.67% (2/3)

2

ITS2 + ndhF-rpl32

66.67% (2/3)

1

matK + rbcL

66.67% (2/3)

2

matK + ndhF-rpl32

66.67% (2/3)

1

rbcL + ndhF-rpl32

66.67% (2/3)

2

ITS2 + matK + rbcL

100% (3/3)

2

ITS2 + matK + ndhF-rpl32

100% (3/3)

2

ITS2 + rbcL + ndhF-rpl32

66.67% (2/3)

2

matK + rbcL + ndhF-rpl32

66.67% (2/3)

2

ITS2 + matK + rbcL + ndhF-rpl32

100% (3/3)

2