MADS-box genes are known for their roles in the flower organ development in Arabidopsis and Antirrhinum (Coen and Meyerowitz, 1991; Weigel and Meyerowitz, 1994). While some monocot species like the orchid family possess distinct floral structures, thus floral patterning in Arabidopsis may not be comparable to such flowering plants. In recent years, a few MADS-box genes have been identified and characterized in D. thyrsiflorum (Reichb. f.) (Martin et al. 2006), Oncidium Gower Ramsey (Hsu and Yang 2002), Phalaenopsis (Tsai et al. 2004) and C. faberi (Xiang et al., 2011). According to the “Orchid code” theory, the identity of the lateral petals and floral lip were determined by four different AP3/DEF-like genes, whereas the PI/GLO-like genes retained the function unchanged like class A, C, D and E genes (Mondragón-Palomino and Theissen 2008, 2009, 2011; Aceto and Gaudio 2011). In this study, 34 DEGs of MADS-like genes were found. Meanwhile, 29 DEGs were up-regulated in the flower buds (26 DEGs specifically expressed in the flower buds and most of them were class B and class C genes) and only 5 DEGs were up-regulated in the vegetative buds. Meanwhile, the expression level of PI and DEF showed significantly higher in the flower buds than the vegetative buds, proving that PI and DEF played a pivotal role in the flower development.