Table 1 Median values of divergence time (age), speciation rates, and net diversification rates for flowering plant genera. Minimum and maximum values are shown in brackets

From: Diversification of flowering plants in space and time

Tree Types

Dating constrains (Ma)

Genus Age (Ma)

Speciation rates

Net diversification rates

Molecular phylogeny

140–150

21.20 (0.005–150)

0.058 (0.022–0.524)

0.056 (−0.003–0.463)

140–210

22.19 (0.005–210)

0.056 (0.024–0.468)

0.055 (−0.089–0.413)

149–259

23.16 (0.005–256)

0.054 (0.019–0.424)

0.053 (−0.100–0.383)

Global phylogeny

140–150

19.50 (0.005–150)

0.057 (0.028–0.527)

0.055(0.001–0.4463)

140–210

19.50 (0.005–210)

0.056 (0.024–0.470)

0.053 (−0.009–0.413)

149–259

21.38 (0.005–256)

0.054 (0.020–0.424)

0.052 (−0.045–0.383)

  1. Minimum and maximum values are shown in brackets.
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