Austral Kingdom
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The Austral Kingdom is a major biogeographical floristic realm encompassing the distinctive plant life of Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding southern regions.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographical realm
ⓘ
floristic kingdom ⓘ |
| biotaDerivedFrom | ancient Gondwana landmass ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Eucalyptus-dominated forests
ⓘ
Myrtaceae diversity ⓘ Proteaceae diversity ⓘ distinctive plant life ⓘ high endemism of plant taxa ⓘ sclerophyll vegetation ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Northern Hemisphere floristic kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
Gondwanan heritage of flora
ⓘ
long geological isolation ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Cape Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holarctic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Neotropical Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Paleotropical Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encompassesRegion |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Pacific islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Austral Floristic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | floristic rather than political ⓘ |
| hasFloristicRegion |
Antarctic-linked subantarctic islands
ⓘ
Australian Region NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighEndemismIn |
shrubs and small trees
ⓘ
woody dicotyledons ⓘ |
| hasNotableEndemicGroup |
Acacia (Australian wattles)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banksia NERFINISHED ⓘ Eucalyptus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothofagus NERFINISHED ⓘ Xanthorrhoea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesBiome |
Mediterranean-climate shrubland
ⓘ
alpine and subalpine vegetation ⓘ arid and semi-arid shrubland ⓘ temperate rainforest ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
arid climatic regimes in inland Australia
ⓘ
maritime temperate climates in New Zealand ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southern Hemisphere biota ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | global floristic regionalization schemes ⓘ |
| spansLatitudeRange | subtropical to subantarctic zones ⓘ |
| usedFor | classification of global plant distributions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biogeography
ⓘ
phytogeography ⓘ |
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