Table 1 Nucleotide sequence database accession numbers of taxa used in this study

Afrocanthium burttii (Bullock) Lantz

AJ617749

AJ620120

Afrocanthium gilfillanii (N.E. Br.) Lantz

AJ617751

AJ620123

Afrocanthium keniense (Bullock) Lantz

AJ617753

AJ620126

Afrocanthium lactescens (Hiern) Lantz

AJ617754

AJ620127

Afrocanthium mundianum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Lantz

AJ315107

AJ620128

Afrocanthium parasiebenlistii (Bridson) Lantz

AJ617756

AJ620130

Afrocanthium pseudoverticillatum (S. Moore) Lantz

AJ617758

AJ620132

Afrocanthium siebenlistii (K. Krause) Lantz

AJ617759

AJ620133

Canthium ciliatum (D. Dietr.) Kuntze

AJ617750

AJ620121

Canthium coromandelicum (Brum. f.) Alston

AJ315081

AJ620122

Canthium glaucum Hiern ssp. glaucum

AJ617752

AJ620124

Canthium gynochthodes ¹

HG937666

HG937663

Canthium inerme (L.f.) Kuntze

AJ315120

AJ620125

Canthium mrimaense (Verdc.) Lantz

AJ617775

AJ620174

Canthium obovatifolium (Merr.) Merr.²

HG937664

HG937661

Canthium oligocarpum Hiern ssp. Captum (Bullock) Bridson

AJ617755

AJ620129

Canthium oligophlebium (Merr.) Merr.³

HG937665

HG937660

Canthium ramosii (Merr.) Merr.⁴

HG937667

HG937662

Fadogia ancylantha Schweinf.

AJ315103

AJ620136

Fadogia arenicola K.Schum. & K.Krause

AJ874981

AJ874943

Fadogia tetraquetra K. Schum. & K. Krause

AJ315099

AJ620139

Fadogia triphylla Baker

AJ874982

AJ874944

Keetia gueinzii (Sond.) Bridson

AJ315117

AJ620143

Keetia lukei Bridson

AJ617761

AJ620144

Keetia venosa (Oliv.) Bridson

AJ617762

AJ620145

Keetia zanzibarica (Klotzsch) Bridson ssp. zanzibarica

AJ315105

AJ620138

Psydrax kraussioides (Hiern) Bridson

AJ617786

AJ620157

Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson

AJ617769

AJ620158

Psydrax locuples (K. Schum.) Bridson

Aj617770

Aj620159

Psydrax parviflora (Afzel.) Bridson

Aj315110

AJ620162

Pyrostria ampijoroense (Arènes) Razafim., Lantz & B. Bremer

AJ617766

AJ719194

Pyrostria hystrix (Bremek.) Bridson

AJ315114

AJ620168

Pyrostria major (A. Rich. ex DC.) Cavaco

EU 584304

FN386344

Pyrostria orbicularis A. Rich. ex DC.

EU584285

FN386347

Pyrostria phyllantoidea (Baillon) Bridson

AJ315115

AJ620169

Pyrostria revoluta (Balf. f.) Razafim., Lantz & B. Bremer

AJ617776

AJ620176

Pyrostria sarodranensis Cavaco

EU584280

FN386366

Pyrostria serpentina Lantz, Klack. & Razafim.

EU584283

FN386350

Vangueria infausta Burchell

AJ617777

AJ620180

Vangueria proschii Briq.

AJ875009

AJ874975

Vangueria parvifolia Sond.

AJ315092

AJ620181

Ixora coccinea L.

AJ224826

AJ620117

Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn.

AJ224823

AJ620116