Table S1 Fungi isolated from the roots of wild and cultivated Cymbidum spp. and their co-cultivation conditions with plantlets of C. hybridum ' Golden Boy ' at 42 days after inoculation (dai)

Code for fungal isolate / Isolation of orchid-associated fungi / Co-cultivation conditions with plantlets of C. hybridum(42 dai)
Orchid species/hybrida / Sampling location b / Growth of mycelial cushion / Hyphae coiling up the plantlets (Y/N) / Root growth of inoculated plantlets / Growth of the inoculated individual plantlet / Survival percent (%)
CL01 / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Sparse, creamy, submerged / No / Light yellow color, new root initiation, some branching roots / Dark green, new clustered plantlets / 100
CL02 / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Thick, yellowish brown / Yes / Dark and rotted / Withered / 0
CL03 / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Thick, creamy / No / No obvious elongation or new initiation / Yellow leaves / 80
CL04 / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Thick, white / Yes / Dark and rotted / Withered / 0
CL05 / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Thick, yellowish / No / No obvious elongation or new initiation / Yellow leaves / 100
CL06 / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Sparse, white / Yes / Dark and rotted / Yellow leaves / 0
CL07 / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Thick, white / Yes / Dark and rotted / Withered / 0
CL-d / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Sparse, yellowish / No / Brown, elongation of 0.8- 1.2 cm / Light green / 100
CL-A / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Thick, brown / No / Yellowish brown, elongation of 0.8- 1.2 cm / Light green / 100
CL-h / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Thick, yellowish / No / Yellowish brown, elongation of 1.0- 1.5 cm / Green / 100
ZH6c-1 / C.goeringii (W) / HBES / Sparse, creamy, submerged / No / Light yellow color, elongation of 0.8- 1.2 cm / Dark green / 100
ZH3A-3 / C.goeringii (W) / HBES / Thick, white / No / Sturdy, light yellow color, elongation of 3.0-4.0 cm / Dark green / 100
CL-O / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Sparse, pink purple / Yes / Brown / Yellowish leaves / 75
CL-R / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Sparse, pink purple / Yes / Brown / Yellowish leaves / 75
ZH5B / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Sparse, white / Yes / Black and rotted / Many yellow leaves / 0
ZH9A / C.goeringii (W) / HBYC / Thick, white / Yes / Black and rotted / Withered / 0
KCL203 / C.goeringii (W) / YN / Thick, white / No / No obvious elongation / Green / 100
CY5-1 / C. hybridum (cv.) / GD / Sparse, brown / No / Sturdy, new root initiation, elongation of2.5- 3.0 cm / Dark green / 100
CY5-3 / C. hybridum (cv.) / GD / Sparse, light brown / No / Sturdy, obvious elongation of 1.5- 2.0 cm / Dark green / 100
X3-1 / C. hybridum (cv.) / GD / Sparse, pink purple / Yes / Black and rotted / Yellow leaves / 25
JL01 / C. ensifolium (DC) / GD / Sparse, pink purple / Yes / Black and rotted / Yellow leaves / 25
QDH01 / C. floribundum(DC) / GZ / Thick, white / Yes / Black and rotted / Withered / 0
QDH02 / C. floribundum(DC) / GZ / Thick, grey / No / Rotted / Yellow leaves / 50
QDH03 / C. floribundum(DC) / GZ / Thick, yellowish brown / Yes / Dark and rotted / Withered / 0
QDH04 / C. floribundum(DC) / GZ / Thick, white / Yes / Yellow, no growth / Yellow leaves / 80
QXH01 / C. tracyanum(DC) / GZ / Thick , white / Yes / Brown / Yellow leaves / 70
QXH02 / C. tracyanum(DC) / GZ / Thick , white / Yes / Rotted / Withered / 10
QHL01 / C. faberi (DC) / GZ / Sparse, white / Yes / Dark and rotted / Yellow leaves / 60
QHL02 / C. faberi (DC) / GZ / Thick , white / Yes / Dark and rotted / Most withered / 10
QHL03 / C. faberi (DC) / GZ / Thick, grey / No / No obvious growth / Yellow leaves / 40
dCL203 / C.goeringii (W) / YN / Thick , white / No / No obvious growth / Green / 100
dCLB-4 / C.goeringii (W) / YN / Thick , white / No / No obvious growth / Green / 80
dCL103 / C.goeringii (W) / YN / Thick , white / No / No obvious growth / Green / 100
ZZL202 / C. nanulum (W) / YN / Thick , white / No / Dark brown / Yellow leaves / 100

aLetters in parentheses represent codes for the origin of root samples used for isolation of orchid-associated fungi . W means roots from wild plants; DC means root s from domesticated orchid plants; cv. means roots from cultivated micro-propagated plantlets.

b Locations are indicated by codes: HBYC represents Yichang district, Hubei Province, China; HBES represents Enshi district, Hubei Province, China; GD represents Guangdong Province ,China; GZ represents Guizhou Province ,China; YN represents Yunnan Province, China. Wild orchid plants are widely distributed in these sites.