Malesia
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Malesia is a biogeographical region in Southeast Asia encompassing the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea, and surrounding areas, known for its exceptionally rich tropical biodiversity.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographical region
ⓘ
floristic region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
evergreen lowland rainforests
ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ montane rainforests ⓘ tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Lydekker Line
ⓘ
the Wallace Line ⓘ
surface form:
Wallace Line
Weber Line ⓘ |
| definedBy |
floristic similarities
ⓘ
shared plant taxa ⓘ |
| hasBiome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
biodiversity loss
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ |
| hasFloraRegion |
Indomalayan realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Malesian floristic region
|
| hasNotableTaxonGroup |
Dipterocarpaceae
ⓘ
Ficus ⓘ Nepenthes ⓘ Rafflesia ⓘ orchids ⓘ palm species ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Borneo
ⓘ
Brunei Darussalam ⓘ
surface form:
Brunei
Timor-Leste ⓘ
surface form:
East Timor
Indonesia ⓘ Java ⓘ Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ Malay Peninsula ⓘ Maluku Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Moluccas
New Guinea ⓘ Palawan ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ West Malaysia ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular Malaysia
Philippines ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
Sumatra ⓘ West Papua ⓘ
surface form:
Western New Guinea
|
| knownFor |
diverse dipterocarp forests
ⓘ
exceptionally rich tropical biodiversity ⓘ high levels of endemism ⓘ high plant species richness ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Australasian realm ⓘ |
| partOf | Indomalayan realm ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Sahul Shelf
ⓘ
Sundaland ⓘ Wallacea ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Horsfieldia
this entity surface form:
Brunei