Phylogeny and biogeography of East Asian evergreen oaks ( Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis; Fagaceae): Insights into the Cenozoic history of evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical Asia

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Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedHighlights?A robust phylogeny ofQuercussectionCyclobalanopsiswas reconstructed.?Two lineages including six subclades were resolved in the section.?SectionCyclobalanopsisoriginated in Sino-Himalaya in the early Oligocene.?Fast geomorphological changes in Asia during Neogene induced its early diversification.?Enforced East Asia monsoon and Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum enabled the eastward colonization.Abstract