Abstract The Neotropical subfamily of Lecythidaceae (Lecythidoideae) is a clade of 10
genera with an estimated number of 232 species. Lecythidaceae is the third most abundant …

The Lecythidaceae comprise a pantropical family best known for the edible seeds of the
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and the cannon‐ball tree (Couroupita guianensis), which is …

The Lecythidaceae is a pantropical family with 20 genera and 271 species (Kowal et al.,
1977) of which 11 genera and 199 species are currently recognized in the Neotropics (Mori …

The flora of the Neotropics is unmatched in its diversity, however the mechanisms by which
diversity has accumulated are debated and largely unclear. The Brownea clade …

SCOTT A. MORI, PETER BECKER, AND DWIGHT KINCAID he Lecythidaceae are often
ecologi—I cally important members of N eotrop—ical forests where they are especially …

Admixture is a mechanism by which species of long‐lived plants may acquire novel alleles.
However, the potential role of admixture in the origin and maintenance of tropical plant …

Background and aims–The evolutionary history of Amazonia's hyperabundant tropical tree
species, also known as “hyperdominant” species, remains poorly investigated. We assessed …

Andean uplift and the collision of North and South America are thought to have major
implications for the diversification of the Neotropical biota. However, few studies have …

Thelypteridaceae is one of the largest fern families, having about 950 species and a
cosmopolitan distribution but with most species occurring in tropical and subtropical regions …

Following a taxonomic revision of Nectandra, a genus of about 114 species of neotropical
trees, character gradients are compared against geographical distribution, habitat …