Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms

Abstract Angiosperms are the cornerstone of most terrestrial ecosystems and human livelihoods 1,2 . A robust understanding of angiosperm evolution is required to explain their rise to ecological dominance. So far, the angiosperm tree of life has been determined primarily by means of analyses of the plastid genome 3,4 . Many studies have drawn on this foundational work, such as classification and first insights into angiosperm diversification since their Mesozoic origins 5–7 . However, the limited and biased sampling of both taxa and genomes undermines confidence in the tree and its implications. Here, we build the tree of life for almost 8,000 (about 60%) angiosperm genera using a standardized set of 353…

• NS
  National Science Foundation

  Awards: DEB 1917146, DBI 1930030, 1917146
• AU
  Aarhus Universitet
• VF
  Villum Fonden

  Award: 00025354
• JH
  James Hutton Institute
• RB
  Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
• AU
  Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfond

  Award: AUFF-E-2017-7-19
• BA
  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Awards: BB/S019669/1, BB/S019669/1, BB/X019683/1