Data from: Phylogenomics and historical biogeography of the monocot order Liliales: out of Australia and through Antarctica

Our data support an Australian origin for Liliales, with close relationships between three pairs of lineages (Corsiaceae/Campynemataceae, Philesiaceae/Ripogonaceae, tribes Alstroemerieae/Luzuriageae) in South America and Australia or New Zealand reflecting teleconnections of these areas via Antarctica. Long-distance dispersal (LDD) across the Pacific and Tasman Sea led to re-invasion of New Zealand by two lineages (Luzuriaga, Ripogonum); LDD allowed Campynemanthe to colonize New Caledonia after its submergence until 37 Mya.

LDD permitted Colchicaceae to invade East Asia and Africa from Australia, and re-invade Africa from Australia. Periodic desert greening permitted Gloriosa and Iphigenia to colonize Southeast Asia overland from Africa, and Androcymbium–Colchicum to invade the Mediterranean from South Africa. Melanthiaceae and Liliaceae crossed the Bering land-bridge several times from the Miocene to the Pleistocene.

Usage notes

Alignments of 75 chloroplast coding regions for 135 Angiosperms Nexus file containing a concatenated alignment of 75 coding regions for 33 species of Liliales and other 102 Angiosperms. 135_Angiosperm_75CDS.nex XML BEAST file for divergence times estimation XML file for divergence times estimation analysis with BEAST v1.8.0. Liliales_2Genes_angiosperm.xml