Aim Flower traits are critical to the mutualistic networks that underpin ecosystem function.
However, the broad‐scale drivers of flower traits are unclear. Using the megadiverse islands …

Animals frequently evolve unique suites of traits on islands, but whether plants evolve
comparable island syndromes remains unresolved. Here, we test the prediction on the basis …

Islands are key model systems in biogeography and ecology. However, standardized data
on environmental characteristics of the large number of islands worldwide have so far been …

Societal Impact Statement We found evidence that larger fruited plant species are more
likely to be found in aseasonal wet areas of Malesia. These areas are likely to be impacted …

Islands are ideal for investigating processes that shape species assemblages because they
are isolated and have discrete boundaries. Quantifying phylogenetic assemblage structure …

Aim Plant life‐forms characterize key morphological strategies that enable large‐scale
comparisons of plant communities. This study applies Raunkiær's plant life‐form concept …

Current models of island biogeography treat endemic and non‐endemic species as if they
were functionally equivalent, focussing primarily on species richness. Thus, the functional …

Abstract Aim The Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography (ETIB) posits that species
richness on islands represents a dynamic equilibrium between immigration and extinction …

Island biogeographic studies traditionally treat single islands as units of analysis. This
ignores the fact that most islands are spatially nested within archipelagos. Here, we took a …

Aim Functional traits can help us to elucidate biogeographical and ecological processes
driving assemblage structure. We analysed the functional diversity of plant species of …