*3.1. Sequencing Success*

DNA sequencing success was tested on 274 individual trees, representing 101 species. Sequencing success was lowest for *matK* and highest for *rbcLa*. Reliable contigs were obtained for only 78.9% of all individuals sequenced for *matK*, 95.3% *trnH-psbA*, but 97.5% for *rbcLa*, which corresponded to all the species represented in the database for *rbcLa* and *trnH-psbA*, but only to 93.1% of the species for *matK* (Table 1). The percentages of species represented by at least two individuals for *matK*, *rbcLa* and *trnH-psbA* in the database were 70.3%, 87.2% and 84.2% respectively.

**Table 1.** Sequencing success of montane forest trees from Ngel Nyaki for *rbcLa*, *matK* and *trnH-psbA* barcode regions.

