Pantropical

A pantropical ("all tropics") distribution is one which covers

sirenians and the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa.^[2]

zoogeographic term that covers a large part of the Americas

, roughly from Mexico and the Caribbean southwards (including cold regions in southernmost South America).
Palaeotropical refers to geographical occurrence. For a distribution to be palaeotropical a taxon must occur in tropical regions in the Old World
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According to Takhtajan (1978), the following families have a pantropical distribution:
Orchidaceae and Arecaceae.^[3]^[4]

See also

Afrotropical realm

Tropical Africa

Tropical Asia

References

ISBN 978-90-481-8747-8
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ISBN 978-90-481-8747-8
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^ Тахтаджян А. Л. Флористические области Земли / Академия наук СССР. Ботанический институт им. В. Л. Комарова. — Л.: Наука, Ленинградское отделение, 1978. — 247 с. — 4000 экз. DjVu, Google Books.

^ Takhtajan, A. (1986). Floristic Regions of the World. (translated by T.J. Crovello & A. Cronquist). University of California Press, Berkeley, PDF, DjVu.

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[1] ISBN 978-90-481-8747-8
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[2] ISBN 978-90-481-8747-8
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[3] Тахтаджян А. Л. Флористические области Земли / Академия наук СССР. Ботанический институт им. В. Л. Комарова. — Л.: Наука, Ленинградское отделение, 1978. — 247 с. — 4000 экз. DjVu, Google Books.

[4] Takhtajan, A. (1986). Floristic Regions of the World. (translated by T.J. Crovello & A. Cronquist). University of California Press, Berkeley, PDF, DjVu.

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