Tempo-spatial evolution of seed plant endemism in Taiwan island

Aim: In Taiwan island, dispersal through recent land-bridge and oversea after the appearance of proto-Taiwan (<6.5 Ma) is responsible for its biodiversity assembly. While radiations have also been widely reported in mountain systems. So, the tempo-spatial route to the floral hotspot was determined through a meta-analysis of evolution of endemic plants.
Location: Taiwan island and adjacent Asian regions.
Taxon: Seed plants.
Methods: Published dated phylogenies were compiled, and the stem ages were considered as origin times. Ancestral range shift pattern and/or distribution of sister lineage/species were used to determine the speciation mode, in situ origin or dispersal. The distributions of sister taxa were assigned to ten different biogeographical regions. Histograms quantifying the number of different origin mode events within 0.5 Ma bins were constructed. Possibility of long-distance dispersal (LDD) was evaluated.
Results: The 125 sampled endemic plants originated between the late..., ,