Table 1 List of species and accession numbers used in this study

Musaceae

Musa acuminata

EU869310.1; DQ060444.1

Musa basjoo

UCBG-89.0873

Musa velutina

L-67.0284

Strelitziaceae

Phenakospermum guyanense

PTBG 047865

Strelitzia reginae

UC-MB0607

Heliconiaceae

Heliconia pendula

McB-711003-003

Costaceae

Costus spicatus

NMNH-2002-127

Costus products

UCBG-2009.0525

Monocostus uniflorus

UCBG-1994.725

Cannaceae

Canna jaegeriana

UC-MB0854

Zingiberaceae

Globba laeta

L-92.0182

Alpinia pinetorum

UC-MB0835

Elettariopsis smithiae

L-93.0137

Zingiber rubromarginata

UC-MB0876

Alpinia oblongifolia

UC-MB0835

Kaempferia rubromarginata

L-2003.0153

Alpinia oblongifolia

DQ286724.1

Marantaceae

Monotogma guianense

L-78.1340

Stachyphrynium jagoranium

L-2003.0192

Ischnosiphun helenae

UC-MB0844

Calathea princeps

UC-MB0863

Poaceae

Zea mays

NM_001111851.1; NM_001111456.1; X80206.1; X81199.1

Oryza sativa

L37258.1; NM_001061424.1; AF151693.1

Hordeum vulgare subsp. Vulgare

AF486648.1

Arecaceae

Elaeis guineensis

AY7399.1; AY739698.1

Triuridaceae

Lacandonia schismatica

GQ214163.1

Asparagaceae

Hyacinthus orientalis

AF099937.1

Liliaceae

Lilium longiflorum

AY829227.1

Orchidaceae

Phalaenopsis equestris

JN983500.1

Dendrobium thyrsiflorum

DQ017703.1

Hydrangeaceae

Hydrangea macrophylla

AB453919.1

Rosaceae

Prunus serotina

EU938540.1

Brassicaceae

Arabidopsis thaliana

AY727648.1; AY727647.1; AY727624.1; NM_001203767.1

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia odoratissima

JQ326240.1; JQ326255.1