We acknowledge the herbaria that contributed data to this work: FCO, BRI, LPB, AD, KUN, MO, NY, TEX, U, AK, AKPM, AAU, B, BAA, BAB, BAF, BC, BOUM, BR, CANB, CBM, CHR, COL, CORD, CTES, DNA, E, F, FLAS, FR, FTG, G, GLM, GMNHJ, HO, HSS, HYO, ICN, ABH, INM, ISKW, IBSC, SD, TOYA, USF, KPM, LAGU, IBK, KU, NAC, GMDRC, LD, LIL, LTB, LP, LSU, LBG, CDBI, DBG, HSC, MA, MAK, MBK, JBGP, MEL, TUB, YAMA, JCT, MNHN, CNS, MVFA, NE, NSW, O, OSA, PE, SI, POM, PY, RSA, SALA, TAI, TAIF, TAN, TKPM, UC, UCR, US, UTEP, VAL, VEN, WII, WU, 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

We acknowledge the herbaria that contributed data to this work: BRI, AD, KUN, AK, AAU, B, BC, CANB, CBM, DNA, E, GMNHJ, K, HYO, INM, ISKW, IBSC, TOYA, KPM, IBK, NAC, LEB, LBG, CDBI, NZFRI, MBK, MEL, YAMA, JCT, MNHN, CNS, NE, NSW, OSA, PE, TAI, TAIF, TKPM, 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