Floristic region: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	floristic kingdom • floral kingdom

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fynbos in the Cape floristic region

World map using color coding to show the distribution of major floral kingdoms, subkingdoms, and regions. Key floral kingdoms include Boreal (green), Neotropical (pink), Paleotropical (yellow), South African or Capensic (purple), Australian (orange), and Antarctic (blue). Boundaries for subkingdoms, regions, and divisions are marked with different colored lines, and major regions such as Indoafrican, North American, and Malesian are labeled across continents.

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Topics

Neotropical kingdom South African floral kingdom Antarctic kingdom Australian kingdom Boreal kingdom Paleotropical kingdom Mediterranean region Western and central Asian region Subarctic region East Asian region faunal region

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Key People

Schimper

Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper

German botanist