Table 2. Divergence time estimation of the major Theeae lineages based on BEAST.

Node in Fig.3	Description of node	LEAFY gene data	cpDNA data
		(mya)	(mya)
1	Crown of Theeae	26.97 (24.23–39.25)	27.07(18.36–34.12)
2	Crown of Camellia	12.26 (10.84–17.08)	15.89 (7.31–18.67)
3	Crown of Polyspora	9.94 (4.40–20.71)	6.40 (3.38–15.27)
4	Split between Parapyrenaria and Tutcheria	6.44 (6.23–14.58)	7.27 (4.51–12.35)
C1	Stem of Camellia (Calibration)	22.17 (18.61–23.98)	22.37 (18.00–23.89)
C2	Stem of tribe Theeae (Calibration)	42.44 (37.54–41.54)	40.88 (37.89–43.83)

(numbers given in brackets represent 95% confidence intervals).