We acknowledge the herbaria that contributed data to this work: BRI, MO, U, CANB, CHR, COL, DNA, E, F, K, HO, ICN, LAGU, ICESI, MEL, JCT, CNS, NE, NSW, S, TAI, TAIF, US, W, PERTH.

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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"}
GBIF.org (17 May 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.yubndf

We acknowledge the herbaria that contributed data to this work: BRI, AD, WOLL, MO, B, BC, CANB, CHR, COL, DNA, F, FR, G, K, HO, ICN, ABH, KPM, LAGU, LTB, MGC, MA, MAK, MBK, JBGP, MEL, JCT, MNHN, CNS, NE, NSW, O, S, TAI, TAIF, US, W, PERTH.

@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