Malaysian floral region

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Malaysian floral region Part of R. Good's (1974, The Geography of the Flowering Plants) Indo-Malaysian floral subkingdom within his Palaeotropical floral kingdom, and including the Malay peninsula and archipelago of south-eastern Asia. The flora is one of the richest, if not the richest, in the world. It has yielded many plants of value to humans, of which bananas, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves are perhaps the best known. See also floral province and floristic region.

Malaysian floral region

views updated Jun 08 2018

Malaysian floral region Part of R. Good's (The Geography of the Flowering Plants, 1974) Indo-Malaysian subkingdom within his palaeotropical kingdom, and including the Malay peninsula and archipelago of south-eastern Asia. The flora is one of the richest, if not the richest, in the world. It has yielded many plants of value to humans, of which the banana and various spice plants are perhaps the best known. See also FLORAL PROVINCE and FLORISTIC REGION.