Floristic Regions of the World

Floristic Regions of the World by A. Takhtajan presents a widely accepted schema of biogeographical areas defined by environmental factors and floristic composition. It is a hierarchical schema that recognizes six floristic kingdoms, 35 floristic regions and 152 floristic provinces.

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Title
Floristic Regions of the World
Permanent IRI (for citations and links)
http://www.tdwg.org/standards/104
Publisher
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG)
Ratified
1986
Status
Prior standard
Abstract
A book that describes the floristic divisions for the whole world, lists endemic families and genera, and provides examples of endemic species for each province
Citation
Takhtajan, A. 1986. Floristic Regions of the World Standard. IUBS Commission for Plant Taxonomic Databases (TDWG) http://www.tdwg.org/standards/104

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Floristic Regions of the World

Title
Floristic Regions of the World
Permanent IRI
http://rs.tdwg.org/frw/doc/book/
Created
1986-09-04
Last modified
1986-09-04
Contributors
Armen Leonovich Takhtajan (author)
Theodore J. Crovello (translator)
Arthur Cronquist (editor)
Publisher
University of California Press
Abstract
This book describes the floristic divisions for the whole world, lists endemic families and genera, and provides examples of endemic species for each province.
Note
First English Language Edition. Seems to be available in print only.
Citation
Takhtajan, A. L. 1986. Floristic Regions of the World. University of California Press. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London. xxii, 522 pp., 4 maps. ISBN 0520040279. http://rs.tdwg.org/frw/doc/book/