- Paleotropical Kingdom
. In this article the floristic subkingdoms and regions are given as delineated by Takhtajan.
ubdivisions
African Subkingdom
10 endemic families (incl.
Dioncophyllaceae ,Pentadiplandraceae ,Scytopetalaceae ,Medusandraceae ,Dirachmaceae ,Kirkiaceae ), many endemic genera.
#Guineo-Congolian Province
#Usambara-Zululand Region
#Sudano-Zambezian Region (including tropical Asia west of theGulf of Khambhat )
#Karoo-Namib Region
#St. Helena and Ascension Region Madagascan Subkingdom
9 endemic families, more than 450 endemic genera, about 80% endemic species. It ceased to be influenced by the African flora in the
Cretaceous , but underwent heavy influence of the Indian Region's flora.
#Madagascan Region Indo-Malesian Subkingdom
11 endemic families (incl.
Degeneriaceae ,Barclayaceae ,Mastixiaceae ) and many endemic genera
#Indian Region
#Indochinese Region
#Malesian Region
#Fijian Region Polynesian Subkingdom
No endemic families, many endemic genera. The flora is mostly derivative from that of the Indo-Malesian Subkingdom.
#Polynesian Region
#Hawaiian Region Neocaledonian Subkingdom
Several endemic families (incl.
Amborellaceae ,Strasburgeriaceae ) and more than 130 endemic genera (incl. "Exospermum " and "Zygogynum "). The flora is partially shared with the Indo-Malesian Subkingdom and theAustralian Kingdom .
#Neocaledonian Region ee also
:
Flora of the Coral Sea Islands :Flora of India :Flora of Indonesia :Flora of the Marquesas Islands :Flora of St Helena
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