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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating to geographical botany, or the distribution of plants; phytogeographical.

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Examples

  • The area corresponds to Zohary's geobotanical zone of Acacietea tortilis sub-sudanicain the Afrotropical realm.

    Red Sea Nubo-Sindian tropical desert and semi-desert 2008

  • Located primarily in the hills and mountain ranges of central and eastern Iran, with a small area in Pakistan, this ecoregion represents part of the Irano-Turanian geobotanical region, an especially active center of plant speciation.

    Kuhrud-Kohbanan Mountains forest steppe 2008

  • According to the scheme of geobotanical regions of the Far East, the constituent parts of the nominated property are located within the Terney District of the Far East Province of pine-broad-leaf and oak forests of the East Asian coniferous-broad-leaf Region and also in the Sikhote-Alin District of the Amur-Sikhote-Alin Province of the South Okhotsk dark coniferous forest Sub-region.

    Central Sikhote-Alin, Russian Federation 2008

  • Justification of Ecoregion Delineation This ecoregion boundary was formed using Zohary's geobotanical map of the Middle East.

    Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert 2008

  • The park contains habitat for at least eight endangered mammal species and is also proving to be an important geobotanical laboratory for studies on pollen and climatic changes in the Amazon basin.

    Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru 2008

  • The boundaries were defined using Zohary's geobotanical map of the Middle East.

    Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert 2007

  • Detailed geobotanical investigations, which in the long-term will also assist in the rehabilitation of the area, were carried out at Vaalputs.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • There also has been speculation that they are involved in biological experiments with chemical or biological warfare or the geobotanical pursuit of petroleum and mineral deposits.

    A Situation Report on Our Acquisition of Advanced Technology and Interaction with Alien Cultures by O.H. Krill 1988

  • Justification of Ecoregion Delineation The boundaries were delineated using Zohary’s geobotanical map of the Middle East.

    Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands 2008

  • Ecoregion boundaries correspond with the actual and supposed climax areas of two zones as classified by Zohary’s geobotanical map of the Middle East: the xerophilous deciduous steppe forest of Quercetea brantii, and the contiguous (westernmost) reaches of actual and supposed climax area of Pistacia-Amygdalus steppe forest.

    Zagros Mountains forest steppe 2008

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