Table 1 SIMPER analysis results showing the contribution of traits to the discrimination of Encyclia species

Micromorphology (average dissimilarity = 72.24%)

Combined analysis (average dissimilarity = 15.39%)

Character

Av. dissim

Contrib. %

Cumulat. %

Character

Av. dissim

Contrib. %

Cumulat. %

Callus

21.35

29.55

29.55

LIP4

1.44

9.35

9.35

Middle lobe

12.43

17.21

46.76

LIP7

1.35

8.78

18.13

Lateral lobes

11.29

15.62

62.39

PL4

1.17

7.57

25.70

Secretion

10.23

14.16

76.55

DS4

1.16

7.51

33.21

Stomata

6.62

9.16

85.71

LS4

1.14

7.39

40.60

Lip surface

6.27

8.68

94.39

LIP6

0.98

6.34

46.94

Trichomes

4.06

5.61

100

PL2

0.80

5.19

52.13

Cuticle

0

0

100

GYN3

0.73

4.77

56.91

Floral characters (average dissimilarity = 14.49%)

LIP1

0.69

4.46

61.36

 LIP4

1.59

10.98

10.98

Callus

0.56

3.64

65.00

 LIP7

1.54

10.59

21.57

DS2

0.53

3.46

68.45

 DS4

1.24

8.58

30.15

LS2

0.50

3.26

71.72

 LS4

1.24

8.54

38.69

LIP5

0.48

3.11

74.82

 PL4

1.19

8.21

46.90

GYN1

0.39

2.51

77.34

 LIP6

1.09

7.55

54.44

Lateral lobes

0.33

2.12

79.46

 PL2

0.85

5.89

60.33

LIP3

0.30

1.97

81.42

 GYN3

0.80

5.55

65.88

Middle lobe

0.23

1.51

82.93

 LIP1

0.79

5.48

71.35

PL1

0.21

1.35

84.28

 DS2

0.59

4.10

75.46

LIP2

0.21

1.34

85.62

 LS2

0.56

3.83

79.29

DS3

0.21

1.33

86.96

 LIP5

0.51

3.51

82.80

Trichomes

0.21

1.33

88.29

 GYN1

0.42

2.93

85.72

LS3

0.20

1.28

89.57

 LIP3

0.32

2.24

87.97

GYN2

0.20

1.27

90.84

 PL1

0.26

1.81

89.77

DS1

0.17

1.13

91.96

 DS1

0.24

1.63

91.40

LS1

0.16

1.06

93.02

 LS1

0.22

1.55

92.95

Secretion

0.16

1.02

94.04

 LS3

0.22

1.51

94.46

Stomata

0.15

0.94

94.98

 GYN2

0.22

1.51

95.97

Inflorescence verrucose^

0.14

0.91

95.89

 DS3

0.21

1.45

97.42

PL3

0.14

0.91

96.80

 LIP2

0.21

1.43

98.85

Lml flat^

0.14

0.90

97.70

 PL3

0.17

1.15

100

Lip surface

0.12

0.79

98.49

Lll spread (up)^

0.10

0.62

99.11

Ovary verrucose^

0.06

0.37

99.48

Lml acute^

0.05

0.36

99.84

Inlorescence dense^

0.02

0.16

100