Pantropical
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In biogeography, a pantropical ("across the tropics") distribution one which covers tropical regions of all of the major continents, i.e. in Africa, in Asia and in the Americas.[1] Examples include the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa.[2]
Neotropical refers to occurrence in the tropical regions of the New World, i.e. the Americas.
Palaeotropical refers to geographical occurrence. For a distribution to be palaeotropical a taxon must occur in tropical regions on both continents in the Old World, i.e. in Africa and Asia.
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- ^ Andrés Moreira-Muñoz (2010). "Asteraceae: Chile's richest family". Plant Geography of Chile. Plant and Vegetation. 5. Springer. pp. 221–248. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8748-5_8. ISBN 9789048187478. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hmH11ybGdQEC&pg=PA225.
- ^ Andrés Moreira-Muñoz (2010). "Geographical relations of the Chilean flora". Plant Geography of Chile. Plant and Vegetation. 5. Springer. pp. 87–128. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8748-5_3. ISBN 9789048187478. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hmH11ybGdQEC&pg=PA91.
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