Table 1 Absolute age estimations of main orchid lineages under strict and relaxed clock models.

From: Plastid phylogenomics resolves ambiguous relationships within the orchid family and provides a solid timeframe for biogeography and macroevolution

MRCA

Strict clock

Relaxed clock

Stem branch length

Mean age

Age (95% HPD lower bound)

Age (95% HPD upper bound)

95% HDP length

Age (median)

Stem branch length

Mean age

Age (95% HPD lower bound)

Age (95% HPD upper bound)

95% HDP length

Age (median)

270—Orchidaceae

35.35

88.15

84.78

91.71

6.93

88.15

23.90

89.81

80.99

95.91

14.92

88.15

271—Apostasioideae

48.38

39.77

37.71

41.88

4.17

39.75

53.39

36.42

8.59

62.25

53.65

36.15

276—Vanilloideae

3.95

80.96

77.63

84.29

6.66

80.95

12.65

67.69

52.73

80.94

28.20

68.29

280—Cypripedioideae

38.52

31.54

29.70

33.23

3.52

31.53

38.39

38.48

21.66

55.84

34.18

37.59

289—Orchidoideae

5.43

57.76

55.38

60.33

4.96

57.75

8.42

60.02

48.91

70.72

21.80

60.05

291—Diurideae

1.42

54.36

51.85

56.86

5.01

54.35

12.37

40.85

29.52

52.02

22.51

40.65

292—Cranichideae

9.76

46.02

43.86

48.08

4.22

46.02

11.63

41.59

29.62

53.64

24.02

41.42

304—Orchideae

15.30

38.48

36.35

40.61

4.25

38.46

13.19

41.11

29.85

52.68

22.84

41.00

320—Epidendroideae

18.67

44.52

42.54

46.58

4.05

44.50

8.22

60.23

48.38

71.60

23.22

60.27

321—Neottieae

8.89

35.63

33.79

37.55

3.76

35.62

3.97

56.26

43.08

69.24

26.17

56.47

347—Sobralieae

33.06

7.67

6.99

8.38

1.39

7.66

41.83

11.51

5.72

19.00

13.28

10.93

356—Arethuseae

16.85

19.77

18.46

21.03

2.56

19.77

23.58

22.53

12.55

34.78

22.23

21.66

363—Malaxideae

2.22

33.74

32.24

35.24

3.00

33.74

7.85

36.99

27.49

46.87

19.39

36.74

410—Collabieae

14.60

17.32

16.00

18.57

2.57

17.32

13.47

22.47

10.72

35.05

24.33

22.08

416—Epidendroideae

2.56

32.18

30.81

33.63

2.82

32.17

5.21

35.48

28.12

42.53

14.41

35.41

460—Vandeae

8.91

25.60

24.13

27.05

2.92

25.59

9.31

30.77

22.20

39.32

17.12

30.76

484—Cymbidieae

2.94

31.57

30.18

32.97

2.79

31.57

4.67

35.42

28.23

42.89

14.65

35.32