Pre-Gondwanan-breakup origin of Beauprea (Proteaceae) explains its historical presence in New Caledonia and New Zealand

The tropical shrub Beauprea was already present in Gondwana when Zealandia drifted away from Antarctica 82 million years ago.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: He, Tianhua, Lamont, Byron B., Fogliani, Bruno
Other Authors: Australian Research Council
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2016
Subjects:
New Zealand
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1501648
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.1501648
Description
Summary:The tropical shrub Beauprea was already present in Gondwana when Zealandia drifted away from Antarctica 82 million years ago.

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