Supplementary Table 1: Details of cDNA-AFLP analyses.

S. No. / Primer pair / Total no. of TDFs / TDFs common to 2 plants / TDFs common to 3 plants / TDFs common to 4 plants
Kaphagroup (P. longumroot, O. sanctum leaf, A. calamus rhizome, P. zeylanica root bark)
1 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI ACT / 92 / 7 / 4 / 1
2 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AAG / 74 / 11 / 1 / 1
3 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AAC / 54 / 6 / - / 1
4 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACT / 49 / 5 / - / -
5 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AAG / 53 / 1 / - / -
6 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AAC / 43 / 3 / - / -
7 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI ACG / 52 / 1 / 1 / -
8 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI AGC / 62 / 8 / 1 / -
9 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI ACT / 58 / - / - / -
10 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI AAG / 51 / 5 / - / -
11 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI AAC / 24 / 2 / - / -
12 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI ACA / 32 / 2 / - / -
13 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI AGG / 55 / 2 / 1 / -
14 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI ACC / 70 / 9 / 1 / 1
15 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI ACG / 86 / 15 / - / -
16 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI AGC / 85 / 8 / - / -
17 / MseI CAT/ EcoRI ACT / 48 / 1 / - / -
18 / MseI CAT/ EcoRI AAG / 53 / 2 / - / -
19 / MseI CAT/ EcoRI AAC / 29 / - / - / -
20 / MseI CAT/ EcoRI ACA / 136 / 27 / 3 / -
21 / MseI CAT/ EcoRI AGG / 71 / 7 / - / -
22 / MseI CAT/ EcoRI ACC / 88 / 5 / - / 1
23 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACA / 108 / 14 / 1 / -
24 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI AGG / 69 / 3 / - / -
25 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACC / 108 / 6 / 1 / 1
26 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACG / 97 / 15 / - / -
27 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI AGC / 103 / 11 / 2 / -
Total / 1,850 / 176 / 16 / 6
Pitta group (S. album heart wood, A. racemosus root tuber, V. zizanioides root, C. dactylon leaf)
1 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI ACT / 85 / 13 / 2 / -
2 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AAG / 77 / 3 / - / -
3 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AAC / 38 / 5 / - / -
4 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI ACA / 154 / 35 / 8 / -
5 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI AGG / 151 / 26 / 4 / -
6 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI ACC / 12 / - / - / -
7 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACA / 81 / 6 / - / -
8 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI AGG / 60 / 5 / - / -
9 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACC / 32 / 3 / - / -
10 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI ACA / 87 / 14 / 1 / -
11 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI AGG / 126 / 18 / 2 / -
12 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI ACT / 93 / 25 / 1 / -
13 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI AAG / 88 / 5 / 1 / -
14 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI AAC / 44 / 3 / 1 / -
15 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI ACA / 83 / 10 / - / -
16 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI AGG / 134 / 26 / 5 / -
17 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI ACC / 64 / 5 / 1 / -
18 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI ACG / 101 / 11 / 3 / -
19 / MseI CTG/ EcoRI AGC / 53 / 8 / - / -
20 / MseI CTT/ EcoRI ACT / 76 / 5 / - / -
21 / MseI CTT/ EcoRI AAG / 66 / 4 / 1 / -
22 / MseI CTT/ EcoRI AAC / 40 / 4 / - / -
23 / MseI CTT/ EcoRI ACG / 60 / 6 / 1 / -
24 / MseI CTT/ EcoRI AGC / 59 / 2 / - / -
25 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI ACA / 271 / 94 / 31 / 5
26 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI ACC / 86 / 12 / 1 / -
27 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AGG / 52 / 1 / 1 / -
28 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACA / 99 / 11 / 1 / -
29 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AGG / 74 / 6 / 2 / -
30 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACC / 36 / 2 / - / -
31 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACG / 45 / 2 / - / -
32 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AGC / 75 / 11 / - / -
33 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI ACT / 57 / 5 / - / -
34 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI AAG / 59 / 3 / - / -
35 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI AAC / 31 / 2 / - / -
36 / MseI CAT/ EcoRI ACA / 149 / 35 / 4 / -
37 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI AGC / 68 / 8 / 1 / -
38 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI ACG / 41 / 2 / - / -
39 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI ACT / 99 / 12 / 2 / 1
40 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI AAG / 43 / 4 / - / -
41 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI AAC / 63 / 3 / - / -
Total / 3212 / 455 / 74 / 6
Vata group (R. communis root, C. longa rhizome, S. cordifolia root, C. wightii oleogum resin / stem)
1 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI ACT / 75 / 17 / 5 / 2
2 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AAG / 30 / 3 / 2 / -
3 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AAC / 25 / 2 / 3 / -
4 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI ACG / 13 / 2 / 1 / -
5 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AGC / 16 / 1 / 3 / -
6 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACT / 71 / 12 / 1 / -
7 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AAG / 53 / 8 / - / -
8 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AAC / 38 / 5 / 1 / -
9 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACG / 13 / 2 / - / -
10 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AGC / 8 / 1 / - / -
11 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI ACA / 15 / 3 / - / -
12 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI AGG / 19 / 3 / - / -
13 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI ACC / 11 / 2 / - / -
14 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI AGC / 17 / 3 / - / -
15 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACA / 19 / 3 / 1 / -
16 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI AGG / 32 / 5 / - / -
17 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACC / 9 / 2 / - / -
18 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACG / 54 / 9 / - / -
19 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI AGC / 94 / 19 / 1 / 1
20 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI AGG / 33 / 3 / - / -
21 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AGG / 88 / 16 / - / -
22 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACA / 31 / 5 / - / -
23 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AGG / 45 / 4 / - / -
24 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACC / 12 / - / - / -
Total / 821 / 130 / 18 / 3
Vata group (R. communis seed, C. longa rhizome, S. cordifolia root, C. wightii oleo-gum resin)
1 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI ACT / 80 / 21 / 5 / 2
2 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AAC / 24 / 2 / 3 / -
3 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACT / 81 / 12 / 3 / -
4 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AAG / 55 / 8 / 1 / -
5 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AAC / 37 / 7 / - / -
6 / MseI CAG/ EcoRI AGC / 16 / - / 1 / -
7 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACA / 18 / 3 / 1 / -
8 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI AGG / 41 / 2 / 1 / -
9 / MseI CTA/ EcoRI ACC / 9 / 1 / - / -
10 / MseI CTC/ EcoRI AGG / 52 / 3 / - / -
11 / MseI CAA/ EcoRI AGG / 95 / 18 / 3 / -
12 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACA / 46 / 8 / - / -
13 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI AGG / 55 / 2 / - / -
14 / MseI CAC/ EcoRI ACC / 15 / - / - / -
Total / 624 / 87 / 18 / 2