Table 1 List of sequenced Orchidaceae and Bromeliaceae species

Accession No.

Orchids species

δ¹³ C

FW/DW

Leaf thickness

LMA

Habitat preference

Taxon Dataset

MN719136

Acianthera pubescens Lindl.

−16.5^c

7.8 ± 1.1

1.7 ± 0.2

176.7 ± 21.4

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2936

MN719137

Acineta densa Lindl.

−24.5 ± 0.18

4.7 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.1

68.1 ± 3.8

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2937

MN719138

Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl.

−26.2 ± 0.89

6.6 ± 0.4

0.5 ± 0.1

68.1 ± 6.5

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2938

MN719139

Elleantus furfuraceus (Lindl.) Rchb.f

−28.4 ± 0.71

3.1 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.1

63.6 ± 5.1

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2235

MN719140

Epidendrum ciliare L.

−12.4 ^c

6.4 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.1

219.1 ± 11.8

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2121

MN719141

Epidendrum difforme Jacq.

−25.9 ^c

13.3 ± 0.9

1.7 ± 0.2

96.5 ± 12.1

Epiphyte

HEID-120487/ HEID-120549

MN719142

Epidendrum paniculatum Ruiz & Pav.

−28.4 ^c

7.0 ± 0.4

0.3 ± 0.1

49.9 ± 3.9

Epiphyte

HEID-120505/ HEID-120651/ HEID-125356

MN719143

Epidendrum rigidum Jacq.

−19.8 ± 2.04

6.3 ± 1.2

1.4 ± 0.4

134.6 ± 14.8

Epiphyte

HEID-120499/ HEID-120501

MN719144

Epidendrum schumannianum Schltr

−30.4 ^c

4.7 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

89.2 ± 6.5

Epiphyte

HEID-125028

MN719145

Laelia speciosa (Kunth) Schltr.

−15.4 ± 0.46

6.8 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.1

160.5 ± 2.7

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 1299

MN719146

Lockhartia amoena Endres & Rchb.f.

−26.1 ^c

6.1 ± 0.5

1.7 ± 0.2

150.7 ± 12.4

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 3006

MN719147

Lycaste cruenta (Lindl.) Lindl.

−25.7 ± 0.16

5.7 ± 0.5

0.3 ± 0.1

28.6 ± 2.0

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 1171

MN719148

Maxillaria cucullata Lindl.

−30.7 ± 0.61

4.8 ± 0.3

0.5 ± 0.1

88.8 ± 10.0

Epiphyte, terrestrial, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon N0. 1175

MN719149

Myoxanthus exasperatus (Lindl.) Luer.

−27.5 ^c

5.3 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

122.6 ± 8.8

Epiphyte

HEID-125088

MN719150

Oncidium dichromaticum Rchb.f.

−29.7 ^c

6.2 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

70.5 ± 1.9

Epiphyte

HEID-121851

MN719151

Oncidium lineoligerum Rchb.f. & Warsz.

−28.3 ^c

5.9 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

51.5 ± 1.9

Epiphyte, terrestrial, lithophyte

HEID-121194

MN719152

Pleurothallis cardiothallis Rchb.f.

−29 ^c

9.6 ± 1.2

1.1 ± 0.1

89.1 ± 8.5

Epiphyte

HEID-124116/ HEID-121958/ HEID-121218

MN719153

Pleurothallis chloroleuca Lindl.

−28 ^c

5.4 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

98.1 ± 5.8

Epiphyte

HEID-125112

MN719154

Pleurothallis nuda (Klotsch) Rchb.f.

−25.8 ± 0.44

15.0 ± 2.0

1.5 ± 0.2

65.3 ± 5.3

Epiphyte

HEID-108193

MN719155

Sobralia macrantha Lindl.

−26.8 ± 0.44

3.1 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

83.4 ± 7.2

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 1017

MN719156

Stanhopea ecornuta Lem.

−27.1 ^b

5.4 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

48.7 ± 1.9

Epiphyte, terrestial, lithophyte

HEID-253783

−30.2 ^c (Average − 28.65)

Accession No.

Bromeliads species

δ¹³ C

FW/DW

Leaf thickness

LMA

Habitat preference

Taxon Dataset

MN719157

Billbergia euphemiae var. nudiflora L.B.Smith

−29.6 ^a

5.6 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.1

75.2 ± 5.4

Epiphyte, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2176

MN719158

Billbergia euphemiae E.Morren var. euphemiae

−29.6 ^a

4.4 ± 0.4

0.4 ± 0.1

70.0 ± 1.6

Epiphyte, terrestial, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2175

MN719159

Billbergia nutans H. Wendland ex Regel var. nutans

−15.6 ^a

4.0 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.2

204.9 ± 40.2

Epiphyte, terrestial, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2177

MN719160

Billbergia vittata Brongniart

−11.3 ^a

4.4 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.1

200.6 ± 8.5

Epiphyte, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2178

MN719161

Cryptanthus fosterianus L.B.Smith

−13.7 ± 0.19

7.3 ± 0.1

2.4 ± 0.2

138.4 ± 47.2

Terrestrial

WRHP Taxon No. 2179

MN719162

Cryptanthus glaziovii Mez

−26.5 ^a

Lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2180

MN719163

Cryptanthus scaposus E.Pereira

−26 ^a

5.3 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

75.2 ± 5.3

Terrestrial,

WRHP Taxon No. 2181

MN719164

Cryptanthus sinuosus L.B.Smith

−15 ^a

4.6 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.2

174.2 ± 7.2

Terrestrial

WRHP Taxon No. 2182

MN719165

Cryptanthus warren-loosei Leme

−17 ^a

6.6 ± 0.9

0.6 ± 0.1

134.6 ± 14.9

Terrestrial, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2184

MN719166

Nidularium fulgens Lemaire

−14.2 ^a

3.9 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

73.4 ± 1.6

Epiphyte, terrestrial, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 1612

MN719167

Nidularium innocentii Lemaire var. innocentii

−33.3 ^a

4.4 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.1

52.0 ± 6.7

Epiphyte, terrestial

WRHP Taxon No. 2186

MN719168

Nidularium innocentii var. lineatum (Mez) L.B.Smith

−33.3 ^a

5.5 ± 0.2

0.4 ± 0.1

49.3 ± 3.0

Epiphyte, terrestial

WRHP Taxon No. 2185

MN719169

Nidularium innocentii var. wittmackianum (Harms) L.B.Smith

−33.3 ^a

3.6 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.1

54.0 ± 2.2

Epiphyte, terrestial

WRHP Taxon No. 2187

MN719170

Nidularium purpureum Beer var. purpureum

−13.2 ^a

3.3 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

90.0 ± 5.5

Lithophyte,

WRHP Taxon No. 2189

MN719171

Nidularium regelioides Ule

−15.9 ^a

4.2 ± 0.2

0.3 ± 0.1

61.6 ± 5.0

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2190

MN719172

Puya ferruginea (Ruiz & Pavón) L.B.Smith

−23.2 ^a

7.7 ± 0.9

1.1 ± 0.1

95.0 ± 3.4

Terrestrial, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No.2191

MN719173

Puya humilis Mez

−23.2 ± 0.20

2.7 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.1

363.8 ± 17.5

Terrestrial, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2198

MN719174

Puya sanctae-crucis (Baker) L.B.Smith

−25.9 ^a

6.4 ± 0.4

2.6 ± 0.1

273.4 ± 15.9

Terrestrial

WRHP Taxon No. 2200

MN719175

Puya stenothyrsa (Baker) Mez

−14.8 ^a

4.9 ± 0.3

3.5 ± 0.3

457.3 ± 17.7

Terrestrial, lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2201

MN719176

Puya venusta Philippi

−17.3 ^a

5.5 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.1

175.3 ± 12.7

,Lithophyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2202

MN719177

Ronnbergia brasiliensis E.Pereira & Penna

−15.8 ^a

3.5 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

90.2 ± 2.6

Epiphyte

WRHP Taxon No. 2203