High species richness of Velloziaceae in South America has been driven by faster diversification in lineages predominantly occurring in the campos rupestres, putatively by the evolution of adaptive strategies in response to independent climatic events. The radiation of Vellozia in particular might have played a key role in the assembly of the campos rupestres vegetation.
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