Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers by using de novo transcriptome assembly of Calanthe masuca and C. sinica (Orchidaceae)

Calanthe masuca and C. sinica are two genetically closely related species in Orchidaceae. C. masuca is widely distributed in Asia, whereas C. sinica is restricted to Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces in southwest China. Both play important roles in horticulture and are under the pressure of population decline.