Paleotropical Kingdom

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 the Gulf 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 the Australian 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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