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APPENDIX
GenBank accession numbers of the species used in
this study.
Species GenBank accession
numbers
Houttuynia cordata AF275211
Macropiper excelsum AF275193
Macropiper hooglandii AF275192
Macropiper melchior AF275191
Peperomia elongata AF275213
Piper aduncum AF275159
Piper aduncum 2 AF275158
Piper aduncum 3 AF275157
Piper albispicum AY572317
Piper albozonatum AY326195
Piper amalago AF275186
Piper amoenum AF275160
Piper appendiculatum AY326196
Piper arborescens AF275202
Piper arboreum AF275180
Piper arboricola AY572319
Piper archeri AF275178
Piper arieianum AF275163
Species GenBank accession
numbers
Piper atrospicum AY572318
Piper augustum AF275165
Piper auritum AF275175
Piper bartlingianum AF275183
Piper basilobatum AY326197
Piper bavinum AF275199
Piper betle AF275201
Piper boehmeriifolium AF275204
Piper brachypodon AY326198
Piper brevicuspe AY572321
Piper brevipedicellatum AF275189
Piper cajambrense AY326199
Piper caninum AF275195
Piper capense AY326200
Piper cararense AY326201
Piper cavendishioides AF275153
Piper celtidiforme AF275205
Piper chuarense AY326202
Piper cihuatlanense AF275187
Piper cinereum AF275190
Piper cocornanum AY326203
Piper colligatispicum AY326204
Piper confertinodum AF275166
Piper cordatilimbum AY572323
Piper darienense AF275181
Piper decumanum AF275203
Piper densum AY615963
Piper filistilum AF275155
Piper flagellicuspe AF275154
Piper friedrichsthalii AY326205
Piper garagaranum AF275162
Piper gesnerioides AY326206
Piper gymnostachyum AY572325
Piper hartwegianum AY326207
Piper hernandii AY572324
Piper hispidum AF275156
Piper hymenophyllum AY572327
Piper imperiale AF275176
Piper korthalsii AF275208
Piper laosanum AY572326
Piper lolot AY326208
Piper longispicum AY326209
Piper marequitense AY326210
Piper marginatum AY326211
Piper medinillifolium AY667455
Piper methysticum AF275194
Piper michelianum AF275188
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