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Appendix:  List of accessions of Ligularia included in the phylogenetic analysis of nuclear rDNA ITS and atpBrbcL sequences. GenBank numbers for all accessions are provided.
Accessions, GenBank No.
ITS: Ligularia platyglossa, AY458841; Lstenoglossa, AB523365; Ljaponica, AY458825; Latroviolacea, DQ272322; Lthyrsoidea, DQ272320; Ltaquetii, GU323282; Lkongkalingensis, DQ272343; Lcurvisquama, DQ272324; Lcyathiceps, DQ272328; Llatihastata, DQ272334.
atpBrbcL: Lfranchetiana, AB375447; Loligonema, AB523847; Lanoleuca, AB557885; Lveitchiana, AB557887; Ligularia kanaitzensis var. subnudicaulis, AB281495.