Phytogeography

/ˌfaɪtoʊdʒiˈɒɡrəfi/ noun

Definition

The branch of biogeography that studies the geographic distribution of plant species and plant communities, examining the factors that determine where different plants can grow and thrive.

Etymology

From Greek 'phyton' (plant), 'geo' (earth), and 'graphein' (to write). Emerged as a distinct field in the 18th century with botanists like Alexander von Humboldt mapping vegetation patterns across different climates and elevations.

Kelly Says

Phytogeography reveals why cactuses dominate American deserts while similar African deserts have completely different succulent families—it's all about which plants were where when continents drifted apart millions of years ago!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአርበኞች ቦታ
ye-ar-be-nyoch bo-ta
ARالعربية
جغرافيا النباتات
jarāma' al-nānāt
BNবাংলা
পৃথিবীর উদ্ভিদের ভূগোল
prithibir udhbidar bhugool
CACatalà
fitogeografia
fi-to-geo-gra-fee-ah
CSČeština
fytogeografie
fi-to-geo-gra-fee-ee
DADansk
fytogeografi
fi-to-ge-o-gra-fee
DEDeutsch
Pflanzengeographie
pflanz-en-geo-gra-fee
ELΕλληνικά
φυτόγεωγραφία
fi-to-geo-gra-fee-ah
ESEspañol
fitogeografía
fi-to-hee-o-gra-fee-ah
FAفارسی
جغرافیای گیاهی
jaf-ra-ee-ay gee-ah-ee
FISuomi
kasvigeografia
kas-vi-geo-gra-fee-ah
FRFrançais
phytogéographie
fi-to-je-o-gra-fee
GUGU
વનસ્પતિ ભૂગોલ
van-shati bhoo-gol
HAHA
fitogeografi
fi-to-geo-gra-fee
HEעברית
גאוגרפיה של צמחים
ga-o-gra-fee-ah shel tzem-chim
HIहिन्दी
वनस्पति भूगोल
van-shati bhoo-gol
HUMagyar
növényföldrajz
no-ven-föld-rajz
IDBahasa Indonesia
fitogeografi
fi-to-je-o-gra-fee
IGIG
ogeografi nke-ala
o-ge-o-gra-fee nke-ala
ITItaliano
fitogeografia
fi-to-je-o-gra-fee-ah
JA日本語
植物地理
shokubutsu chiri
KKKK
топырақ географиясы
to-py-rak geo-gra-fee-ah-si
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ របស់ ព្រៃ
bra-vat-tri sa-ast ra-bos p-rey
KO한국어
식물지리
sikmul jiri
MRMR
वनस्पती भूगोल
van-spati bhoo-gol
MSBahasa Melayu
fitogeografi
fi-to-geo-gra-fee
MYမြန်မာ
တိ полно ပြည်
ti-po-no pye
NLNederlands
plantengeografie
plant-en-geo-gra-fee
NONorsk
fytogeografi
fi-to-ge-o-gra-fee
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰાकृतिक ਭੂਗोल
pra-kru-tik bhoo-gol
PLPolski
fitogeografia
fi-to-geo-gra-fee-ah
PTPortuguês
fitogeografia
fi-to-je-o-gra-fee-ah
RORomână
fitogeografie
fi-to-geo-gra-fee-ah
RUРусский
фитогеография
fi-to-geo-gra-fee-ah
SVSvenska
fytogeografi
fi-to-ge-o-gra-fee
SWKiswahili
ujenzi wa mimea
oo-jen-zi wa mi-mea
TAதமிழ்
செடி விலங்கு புவியியல்
sedi vilakku puviyal
TEతెలుగు
వృక్ష భూగోళం
vrushksha bhoo-gola-m
THไทย
ภูมิศาสตร์พืช
phoom-sa-at phit
TLTL
pisikal na heograpiya
pi-si-kal na he-o-gra-fee-ah
TRTürkçe
bitki coğrafyası
bit-ki cog-ra-fee-ah-si
UKУкраїнська
фітогеографія
fi-to-geo-gra-fee-ah
URاردو
پلانٹ جغرافیہ
plan-t jaf-ra-fee-ah
VITiếng Việt
sinh học địa lý
sinh hoc dia ly
YOYO
ogeografi ẹ̀rọ
o-ge-o-gra-fee er-o
ZH中文
植物地理
zhíwù dìlǐ
ZUZU
ukusebenza kwemifino
oo-ku-se-ben-za kwem-i-fi-no

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