We acknowledge the herbaria that contributed data to this work: BRI, AD, IAC, WOLL, INPA, ULS, MO, NY, AK, AAU, AS, BAB, BACP, BC, CANB, CAS, CHR, CICY, CONC, CTES, DAV, DNA, F, G, K, HO, HUSA, ICN, SF, FCQ, KPM, LAGU, KU, LEB, LIL, MBML, LP, MA, MBM, UCS, MCNS, ICESI, MEL, MERL, MNHN, CNS, CIB, NE, NSW, OSA, SI, PY, UCR, US, USP, UTEP, W, WELT, WIS, WTU.

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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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year         =  2012,
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note         = "Accessed: 2012-3-29"
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We acknowledge the herbaria that contributed data to this work: BRI, AD, IAC, TRH, MO, NY, TEX, GH, ARAN, BAA, BAB, BC, SEV, CANB, CAS, CONC, CS, CTES, DNA, F, G, HO, ABH, UCSB, SD, KSTC, KU, LA, GMDRC, LD, LP, DBG, MELU, MA, OBI, MEL, SBBG, SFV, CNS, CIB, NE, NSW, CDA, SI, POM, RSA, TAIF, UC, UCR, UNM, US, UTEP, VAL, 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