About the Authors

Joeri S. Strijk

joeristrijk@xtbg.org.cn

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR CNRS 5174 – Université Paul Sabatier – ENFA, Toulouse, France

Richard D. Noyes

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, United States of America

Dominique Strasberg

Affiliation Université de la Réunion, UMR PVBMT, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France

Corinne Cruaud

Affiliation CEA, Institut de Génomique, Genoscope, Centre National de Séquençage, Evry, France

Fredéric Gavory

Affiliation CEA, Institut de Génomique, Genoscope, Centre National de Séquençage, Evry, France

Mark W. Chase

Affiliation Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom

Richard J. Abbott

Affiliation Mitchell Building, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom

Christophe Thébaud

Affiliation Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR CNRS 5174 – Université Paul Sabatier – ENFA, Toulouse, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JSS RJA CT. Performed the experiments: JSS RDN CC FG CT. Analyzed the data: JSS CT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JSS MWC RJA CT. Wrote the paper: JSS RDN DS MWC RJA CT.