Palm functional traits as used in Onstein et al. NatEcolEvol

Trait data for 1774 palm species used in Onstein et al. "Frugivory-related traits promote speciation of tropical palms" published in Nature Ecology and Evolution. These traits include fruit size (binary, 1 = small fruits < 4 cm, 0 = large, megafaunal fruits > 4 cm), understory growth form (binary, 1 = understory growth form, 0 = non understory growth form, i.e. canopy), island distribution (binary, i.e. 1 = species occurs on oceanic or atoll island, 0 = species occurs on mainland or continental island), realm (binary, New World or Old World). These traits can be used to perform Binary State Speciation and Extinction (BiSSE) and Multiple State Speciation and Extinction (MuSSE) analyses as done in this study.