We acknowledge the herbaria that contributed data to this work: IAC, IPA, MBML, UFRN, UFS, BRIT, MO, NCU, NY, TEX, U, AAU, GH, BAB, BC, CANB, CAS, CTES, DAV, E, F, FLAS, G, K, FCQ, SD, USF, KSTC, LAGU, UESC, KU, LSU, DBG, MBM, UCS, MEL, BABY, SBBG, MNHN, JEPS, BOON, NE, NSW, O, CHSC, OSC, SI, POM, RSA, TAI, UC, UCR, UFG, UFMA, UFMT, UNM, US, USP, UTEP, W.

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title  = "Botanical big data shows that plant diversity in the New World is driven by climatic-linked differences in evolutionary rates and   biotic exclusion", 
author = "Enquist, B J and Sandel, B and Boyle, B and Svenning, J-C and McGill, B J and Donoghue, J C and Hinchliff, C E and Jorgensen, P M and Kraft, N J B and Marcuse-Kubitza, A and Merow, C and Morueta-Holme, N and Peet, R K and Schildhauer, M and Spencer, N and Regetz, J and Simova, I and Smith, S A and Thiers, B and Violle, C and Wiser, S K and Andelman, S and Casler, N and Condit, R and Dolins, S and Guaderrama, D and Maitner, B S and Narro, M L and Ott, J E and Phillips, O and Sloat, L L and ter   Steege, H"}
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We acknowledge the herbaria that contributed data to this work: FCO, UNEX, AD, KUN, TRH, AK, BC, BG, BIO, SEV, CANB, CHR, COA, FR, G, GLM, HAL, HO, HSS, ICN, ABH, IBSC, JYV, MPN, KMN, KPM, IBK, LD, MGC, MA, FULD, MEL, HIB, PAMP, VIT, MUB, HGM, NMNL, NSW, O, PE, TROM, S, SALA, SVG, US, VAL, W, WELT, WU.

@ARTICLE{Enquist_undated-aw, 
title  = "Botanical big data shows that plant diversity in the New World is driven by climatic-linked differences in evolutionary rates and   biotic exclusion", 
author = "Enquist, B J and Sandel, B and Boyle, B and Svenning, J-C and McGill, B J and Donoghue, J C and Hinchliff, C E and Jorgensen, P M and Kraft, N J B and Marcuse-Kubitza, A and Merow, C and Morueta-Holme, N and Peet, R K and Schildhauer, M and Spencer, N and Regetz, J and Simova, I and Smith, S A and Thiers, B and Violle, C and Wiser, S K and Andelman, S and Casler, N and Condit, R and Dolins, S and Guaderrama, D and Maitner, B S and Narro, M L and Ott, J E and Phillips, O and Sloat, L L and ter   Steege, H"}
GBIF.org (17 May 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.yubndf