About the Authors

José R. Ferrer-Paris

Affiliations Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa, Centro de Estudios Botánicos y Agroforestales, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela

Ada Sánchez-Mercado

asanchez@ivic.gob.ve

Affiliations Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa, Centro de Estudios Botánicos y Agroforestales, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela

Ángel L. Viloria

Affiliation Centro de Ecología, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela

John Donaldson

Affiliations Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JRFP ASM. Performed the experiments: JRFP ASM. Analyzed the data: JRFP. Wrote the paper: JRFP ASM ALV JD.