Evolution of China's flowering plants shows East-West divide between old, new lineages

Evolution of China's flowering plants shows East-West divide between old, new lineages 02/06/2018 12:48 PM EST An international team of scientists has mapped the evolutionary relationships between China's 30,000 flowering plant species, uncovering a distinct regional pattern in biodiversity. Eastern China is a floral "museum" with a rich array of ancient lineages and distant relatives while the western provinces are an evolutionary "cradle" for newer and more closely related species. Full story at https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/evolution-of-chinas-flowering-plants-shows-east-west-divide/ Source Florida Museum of Natural History This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111