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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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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.
Earth's floral regions Floral kingdoms, subkingdoms, and major regions of the world.

Phytogeography is the study of the geographical distribution of plants. It is also known as geographical botany. This field is a branch of biogeography, which broadly studies the distribution of both animals and plants.123

Phytogeography gained significant attention in the 19th century, with scientists like Adolf Engler developing classification systems based on plant distributions. These classifications help in understanding the evolutionary processes that influence plant distribution, such as geological events and biological adaptations. Phytogeographic regions are older than zoogeographic regions because plants are less mobile, allowing their associations to persist over time.34

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