Paleotropical floristic region
E569557
The Paleotropical floristic region is a major biogeographical area encompassing the tropical parts of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific (excluding Australia), characterized by its distinctive assemblage of tropical plant species and communities.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographical region
ⓘ
floristic kingdom ⓘ phytogeographical region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
tropical plant communities
ⓘ
tropical plant species ⓘ |
| climaticZone | tropical ⓘ |
| continentCoverage |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | New World tropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBy |
floristic composition
ⓘ
historical biogeography ⓘ plant endemism patterns ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Australian floristic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holarctic floristic region ⓘ Neotropical floristic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floristicAffinity | Old World tropics ⓘ |
| hasBioticHistoryInfluencedBy |
Gondwanan fragmentation
ⓘ
Tethys Sea history ⓘ plate tectonics of Africa and Eurasia ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | floristic transition zones ⓘ |
| hasFloristicSubregion |
African floristic subregion
ⓘ
Indo-Malesian floristic subregion NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynesian floristic subregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighDiversityOf |
mangroves
ⓘ
savannas ⓘ tropical rainforests ⓘ tropical seasonal forests ⓘ |
| hasNotableFloras |
African tropical flora
ⓘ
Indo-Malayan tropical flora ⓘ Pacific island tropical flora ⓘ |
| includes |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Malesia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific islands (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Africa ⓘ |
| oceanicRegionCoverage | Pacific Ocean islands ⓘ |
| partOf | Holarctic–Paleotropical–Neotropical global floristic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | classifications of global floristic regions ⓘ |
| sharesTaxaWith |
Afrotropical realm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indomalayan realm NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceanian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biogeography
ⓘ
macroecology ⓘ phytogeography ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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