Chinese angiosperm evolution

Where is the China is the flora the youngest and where is it the oldest? We identify these "cradles" and "museums" of Chinese plant history and described how the flora evolved with the changing geography and climate throughout Chinese history. Details are in this recent paper in Nature with colleagues from China, Australia and the US.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25485