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Distribution of Terrestrial Plants (Floristic Kingdoms) : Engler Classification, Newbigin Classification

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Engler Classification

He gave phytogeographical regionalization of the world

  • His classification was based on phylogenetic principles, that is, evolutionary history and relationships between individuals or group of organisms.
  • Gave four kingdoms (Holarctic, South American, Paleotropical. and Old Oceanic) and 32 regions.
  • Old Oceanic kingdom included southern ocean biota and later he named it as Austral kingdom

Newbigin Classification

She gave special emphasis on plants unlike the other geographers at that time. Her ideas were reflected back in 1917 in “Man and His Conquest on Nature” . Later she cam…

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Distribution of Terrestrial Plants (Floristic Kingdoms) : Takhtajan Classification

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Takhtajan Classification

In 1986, he gave biogeographical phytoregionalisation of the world.

  • He laid down six kingdoms: Holarctic, Paleotropical, Neotropical, Cape, Australian, and Antarctic (including Patagonia and New Zealand) and 35 regions.
  • He did not provide figures for the total number of fam…

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