@article{fdi:010079417,
  title = {{O}n the origin of giant seeds : the macroevolution of the double coconut ({L}odoicea maldivica) and its relatives ({B}orasseae, {A}recaceae)},
  author = {{B}ellot, {S}. and {B}ayton, {R}. {P}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas and {D}odsworth, {S}. and {E}iserhardt, {W}. {L}. and {G}uignard, {M}. {S}. and {P}ritchard, {H}. {W}. and {R}oberts, {L}. and {T}oorop, {P}. {E}. and {B}aker, {W}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}eed size shapes plant evolution and ecosystems, and may be driven by plant size and architecture, dispersers, habitat and insularity. {H}ow these factors influence the evolution of giant seeds is unclear, as are the rate of evolution and the biogeographical consequences of giant seeds. {W}e generated {DNA} and seed size data for the palm tribe {B}orasseae ({A}recaceae) and its relatives, which show a wide diversity in seed size and include the double coconut ({L}odoicea maldivica), the largest seed in the world. {W}e inferred their phylogeny, dispersal history and rates of change in seed size, and evaluated the possible influence of plant size, inflorescence branching, habitat and insularity on these changes. {L}arge seeds were involved in 10 oceanic dispersals. {F}ollowing theoretical predictions, we found that: taller plants with fewer-branched inflorescences produced larger seeds; seed size tended to evolve faster on islands (except {M}adagascar); and seeds of shade-loving {B}orasseae tended to be larger. {P}lant size and inflorescence branching may constrain seed size in {B}orasseae and their relatives. {T}he possible roles of insularity, habitat and dispersers are difficult to disentangle. {E}volutionary contingencies better explain the gigantism of the double coconut than unusually high rates of seed size increase.},
  keywords = {{A}recaceae ; biogeography ; coco de mer ; {C}oryphoideae ; megafauna ; phylogenetics ; seed dispersal ; seed size ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {MOYEN} {ORIENT} ; {SEYCHELLES} ; {MAURICE} ; {RODRIGUES} ; {REUNION} ; {NOUVELLE} {GUINEE} ; {VANUATU} ; {AFRIQUE} ; {INDE} ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ew {P}hytologist},
  volume = {228},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {1134--1148},
  ISSN = {0028-646{X}},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1111/nph.16750},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079417},
}