Data and code from: Macroevolutionary dynamics and predictors of tropical rain forest plant diversity

DRYAD

Abstract

Tropical rain forest (TRF) is the most diverse terrestrial biome, yet the drivers of its diversification across space and time remain poorly understood. Although heterogeneous diversification rates, including both ancient and recent radiations, have been reported, these dynamics have rarely been examined within a single lineage across deep evolutionary timescales. Here, we reconstruct a dated phylogenomic tree of the pantropical plant family Annonaceae, sampling 2,045 species (~82% of its diversity) and spanning ~100 Myr of evolutionary history. Diversification dynamics vary markedly across tropical regions, correlated with distinct environmental factors rather than uniform processes. Sea-level fluctuations dominate in the Asia-Pacific, whereas paleotemperature shapes diversification in the Afrotropics and Neotropics. We also detect a Late Cretaceous increase in diversification, indicating that a substantial portion of Annonaceae diversity originated prior to the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary. Together, these results highlight how regional environmental trajectories have shaped the assembly of a diverse tropical plant family over deep evolutionary time.

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1. Laura Holzmeyer

   Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

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   Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

2. Francis Jason Nge

   Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes · Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

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   Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

   Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

3. Susanna Arias Guerrero Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

4. Kate E. Armstrong

   New York Botanical Garden

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   New York Botanical Garden

5. Márcio Lucas Bazante

   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

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   Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

6. Renata Borosova

   Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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   Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

7. Roxali Bijmoer Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

8. Bruy David D.

   UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations

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   UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations

9. Pasakorn Bunchalee

   Mahasarakham University

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   Mahasarakham University

10. Tanawat Chaowasku

    Chiang Mai University

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    Chiang Mai University

11. Lars W. Chatrou

    Ghent University

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    Ghent University

12. Junhao J. Chen

    National Parks Board

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    National Parks Board

13. Léo‐Paul M. J. Dagallier

    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

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    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

14. Anissara Damthongdee

    Chiang Mai University

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    Chiang Mai University

15. Roy H. J. Erkens

    Maastricht University

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    Maastricht University

16. Federico Fabriani

    Ghent University

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    Ghent University

17. Luiz Henrique M. Fonseca

    Ghent University

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    Ghent University

18. Myriam Gaudeul

    Sorbonne Université

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    Sorbonne Université

19. Paul H. Hoekstra Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

    Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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    Naturalis Biodiversity Center

20. David M. Johnson

    Wesleyan University

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    Wesleyan University

21. Thea Lautenschläger

    Universität Hamburg

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    Universität Hamburg

22. Charan Leeratiwong

    Prince of Songkla University

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    Prince of Songkla University

23. Ming‐Fai Liu

    Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden

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    Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden

24. Adriana Quintella Lobão

    Universidade Federal Fluminense

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    Universidade Federal Fluminense

25. Jenifer de Carvalho Lopes

    Harvard University

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    Harvard University

26. Cédric Mariac

    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

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    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

27. Maria Fernanda Martínez‐Velarde

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

28. Kathryn P. Mercier

    City College of New York

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    City College of New York

29. Fabián Armando Michelangeli

    New York Botanical Garden

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    New York Botanical Garden

30. Rommel Montúfar

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

31. Jérôme Munzinger

    UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations

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    UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations

32. Nancy A. Murray

    Wesleyan University

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    Wesleyan University

33. Andrés Ernesto Ortiz-Rodríguez

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

34. Álvaro J. Pérez

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

35. Heimo Rainer

    Natural History Museum Vienna

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    Natural History Museum Vienna

36. Mijoro Rakotoarinivo

    University of Antananarivo

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    University of Antananarivo

37. Carlos Rodrigues‐Vaz

    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

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    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

38. Germinal Rouhan

    Sorbonne Université

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    Sorbonne Université

39. Hervé Sauquet

    Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

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    Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

40. Bonaventure Sonké

    Université de Yaoundé I

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    Université de Yaoundé I

41. Vincent R. C. Soulé

    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

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    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

42. Serafin J. R. Streiff

    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

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    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

43. Tariq Stévart

    Missouri Botanical Garden

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    Missouri Botanical Garden

44. Joeri S. Strijk
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    Alliance for Conservation Tree Genomics

45. Delphine Tardif

    Université Paris-Saclay

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    Université Paris-Saclay

46. D. C. Thomas

    National Parks Board

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    National Parks Board

47. Archimede Towe Patipe

    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

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    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

48. Jan J. Wieringa Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

    Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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    Naturalis Biodiversity Center

49. J. Nicolás Zapata

    University of Vermont

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    University of Vermont

50. Pierre Sepulchre

    Université Paris-Saclay

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    Université Paris-Saclay

51. Fabien L. Condamine

    Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

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    Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

52. Thomas L. P. Couvreur

    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes

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    Diversité, adaptation et développement des plantes