About the Authors

Chao Hu

Affiliations School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China/Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

Huaizhen Tian

hztian@bio.ecnu.edu.cn (HZT); biflora@gmail.com (SWC)

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

Hongqing Li

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

Aiqun Hu

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China

Fuwu Xing

Affiliation South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China

Avishek Bhattacharjee

Affiliation Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Botanic Garden, Howrah, India

Tianchuan Hsu

Affiliation Institute of Molecular & Cellular Biology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Pankaj Kumar

Affiliation Orchid Conservation Section, Flora Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

Shihwen Chung

hztian@bio.ecnu.edu.cn (HZT); biflora@gmail.com (SWC)

Affiliation Division of Forest Biology, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HT CH FX. Performed the experiments: CH TH SC. Analyzed the data: HT CH HL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HT CH HL SC TH. Wrote the paper: CH HT PK AB AH.