“…The recent diversification of Mexican vascular flora and its main lineages has been previously pointed out to be developed during the Miocene, between 5 and 20 mya (Sosa et al, 2018). Several of their descendants are present in the SMS, including some endemic species of the subfamily Hechtioideae (Bromeliaceae; Rivera‐Martínez et al, 2022), the tribes Eupatorieae and Heliantheae (Asteraceae; Schmidt & Schilling, 2000), the genera Agave (Asparagaceae; Good‐Avila et al, 2006), Bursera (Burseraceae; De‐Nova et al, 2012), Dahlia and Hidalgoa (Asteraceae; Sánchez‐Chávez et al, 2019), Fouquieria (Fouquieriaceae; De‐Nova et al, 2018), Encyclia (Orchidaceae; Leopardi‐Verde et al, 2016), Salvia subg. Calosphace (Lamiaceae; Fragoso‐Martínez et al, 2018) and Stevia (Asteraceae; Soejima et al, 2017).…”