@article{fdi:010061540, title = {{C}ryptic adaptive radiation in tropical forest trees in {N}ew {C}aledonia}, author = {{P}illon, {Y}. and {H}opkins, {H}.{C}.{F}. and {R}igault, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {J}affr{\'e}, {T}anguy and {S}tacy, {E}.{E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he causes of the species richness of tropical trees are poorly understood, in particular the roles of ecological factors such as soil composition. {T}he nickel({N}i)-hyperaccumulating tree genus {G}eissois ({C}unoniaceae) from the {S}outh-west {P}acific was chosen as a model of diversification on different substrates. {H}ere, we investigated the leaf element compositions, spatial distributions and phylogeny of all species of {G}eissois occurring on {N}ew {C}aledonia. {W}e found that {N}ew {C}aledonian {G}eissois descended from a single colonist and diversified relatively quickly into 13 species. {S}pecies on ultramafic and nonultramafic substrates showed contrasting patterns of leaf element composition and range overlap. {T}hose on nonultramafic substrates were largely sympatric but had distinct leaf element compositions. {B}y contrast, species on ultramafic substrates showed similar leaf element composition, but occurred in many cases exclusively in allopatry. {F}urther, earlier work showed that at least three out of these seven species use different molecules to bind {N}i. {G}eissois qualifies as a cryptic adaptive radiation, and may be the first such example in a lineage of tropical forest trees. {V}ariation in biochemical strategies for coping with both typical and adverse soil conditions may help to explain the diversification and coexistence of tropical forest trees on similar soil types.}, keywords = {{ARBRE} {FORESTIER} ; {ESPECE} {TROPICALE} ; {FORET} {DENSE} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {DIVERSITE} {SPECIFIQUE} ; {PHYLOGENIE} ; {ADAPTATION} ; {RELATION} {SOL} {PLANTE} ; {ACCUMULATION} ; {ALUMINIUM} ; {NICKEL} ; {MILIEU} {INSULAIRE} ; {COMPOSITION} {FOLIAIRE} ; {SOL} {ULTRAMAFIQUE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ew {P}hytologist}, volume = {202}, numero = {2}, pages = {521--530}, ISSN = {0028-646{X}}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1111/nph.12677}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061540}, }