For a long time, New Caledonia was considered a continental island, a fragment of
Gondwana harbouring old clades that originated by vicariance and so were thought to be …

Twenty‐five years ago, it was suggested that current‐day New Zealand, part of the largely
sunken continent of Zealandia, could have been completely inundated during the Oligocene …

Mountains are often more species‐rich than lowlands. This could be the result of migration
from lowlands to mountains, of a greater survival rate in mountains, or of a higher …

Background There are conflicting views between palaeobotanists and plant systematists/
evolutionary biologists regarding the occurrence of plant speciation in the Quaternary …

Aim Due to the sessile nature of flowering plants, movements to new geographical areas
occur mainly during seed dispersal. Frugivores tend to be efficient dispersers because …

New Caledonia is well known for its rich and unique flora. Many studies have focused on the
biogeographical origins of New Caledonian plants but rates of diversification on the island …

Aim We tested an entrenched concept–that the Australian rain forest flora is essentially a
Gondwanan relict. We also assessed the role of regional‐level source–sink dynamics in the …

The OCBIL theory comprises a set of hypotheses to comprehend the biota of old, climatically
buffered, infertile landscapes (OCBILs). Here, we review evidence from the literature to …

Background and Aims The ability of plant lineages to reach all continents contributes
substantially to their evolutionary success. This is exemplified by the Poaceae, one of the …

Ericoid mycorrhiza is a mutualistic relationship between several lineages of plants in the
family Ericaceae (Cassiopoideae, Ericoideae, Harrimanelloideae, Styphelioideae, and …