Table 3 Preferred loci for family or genera level in plants identification

ITS and ITS2

Verbena officinalis

[151]

Caprifoliaceae

[152]

Begoniaceae

[153]

Crassulaceae

[141]

Rubiaceae

[154]

Apiaceae

[140]

Paris

[155]

Ilex

[156]

Rutaceae

[157]

Euphorbiaceae

[49]

Amomi Fructus

[158]

Pulsatilla

[127]

Rosaceae

[49]

Asteraceae

[46]

Viburnum

[159]

Panax

[81]

Malvaceae

[160]

Aristolochia

[161]

Astragalus

[162]

Zingiberaceae

[163]

Gentianaceae

[164]

matK

Fabaceae

[119]

Juglandaceae

[165]

Gardenia

[125]

Ardisia

[58]

Araceae

[166]

psbA-trnH

Polygonaceae

[167]

Lauraceae

[168]

Rhododendron

[169]

Aconitum

[170]

Cistanche

[171]

Dendrobium

[65]

ycf1

Cymbidium

[27]

super-barcoding

Asteraceae

[53]

Schisandra chinensis

[172]

Aconitum

[173]

Dendrobium officinale

[174]

Cymbidium

[87]

psbK-psbI

Dendrobium

[175]