The tropical Andes are a biodiversity hotspot, partly due to their rich and complex floristic
composition. A fundamental question regarding this outstanding biodiversity is what role the …

The topographic gradients of the Tropical Andes may have triggered species divergence by
different mechanisms. Topography separates species' geographical ranges and offers …

The Ceroxyloideae is a small but heterogeneous subfamily of palms (Arecaceae, Palmae). It
includes a Caribbean lineage (tribe Cyclospathae), a southern hemisphere disjunction (tribe …

With 788 species in 67 genera in the Neotropics, Arecaceae are an important ecological and
economic component of the region. We review the influence of geological events such as …

Biological dispersal is increasingly seen as a primary driver of speciation across the tropical
Andes. Similarly, growing evidence suggests that the Northern Andes cordilleras formed as …

The vegetable ivory palms comprise eight species in three genera distributed in NW South
America and adjacent Panama. They are characterized by a set of unusual morphological …

Palms (Arecaceae) form one of the most distinctive of all plant families and are emblematic
of the tropical regions of the world, in which most of their natural biodiversity is concentrated …

Despite long-standing interest in the origin and maintenance of species diversity, little is
known about historical drivers of species assemblage structure at large spatiotemporal …

Abstract Aim Palms (Arecaceae/Palmae) are a model group for evolutionary studies in the
tropics. Family‐wide data on taxonomy, phylogenetics and distribution are now available …

The extent to which species richness patterns of the major palm subfamilies in the Americas
are controlled by lineage history was studied. Based on the fossil record, we suggest that the …