| 单词 |
phytogeography |
| 释义 |
ˌphytogeˈography
[f. phyto- + geography.]
The geographical distribution of plants.
1847H. C. Watson Cybele Britannica I. 2 This study has been variously denominated ‘Phyto-Geography’, ‘Botanical Geography’, ‘Geographical Botany’, and ‘Geographical Distribution of Plants’. 1859Ibid. IV. x. 373 Phytogeography traces out the history and distribution of plants in connexion with the geographical position. 1881Nature 13 Oct. 556/1 The numerous writings on phytogeography of the late Prof. A. Grisebach. 1896J. Thomson African Explorer xiv. 343 The phytogeography of Central Africa. 1933Geogr. Jrnl. LXXXI. 462 A further problem remains, far more serious in the case of zoogeography than with phytogeography. Can the essentials be put..without assuming a knowledge of taxonomy beyond the reach of the average geographer? 1956H. Godwin (title) The history of the British flora: a factual basis for phytogeography. 1960N. Polunin Introd. Plant Geogr. i. 2 Plant geography, also called phytogeography..deals with the plant cover of the world—with its composition, its local productivity, and particularly its distribution. 1976Conservation News Sept./Oct. 3/1 The Library is one of the richest of its kind in the world, being particularly strong in plant taxonomy, phytogeography and related fields.
Hence ˌphytogeˈographer, one who is versed in phytogeography; ˌphytogeoˈgraphic, -ˈgraphical adjs., of or pertaining to phytogeography, dealing with the geographical distribution of plants.
1859H. C. Watson Cybele Britannica IV. x. 375 The ultimate objects to be sought by phyto-geographical investigations, are neither the countries of plants nor the plants of countries. Ibid. 441 A first call on the phyto⁓geographer is to ascertain where the plants are now distributed. 1883Thiselton Dyer in Nature 4 Jan. 224/2 A right understanding of the phyto⁓geographical facts of the north temperate flora. 1885W. B. Helmsley in Challenger Rep., Bot. I. 6 For phyto-geographical purposes Insular Floras may be divided into three categories based upon their endemic element. 1886Athenæum 5 June 750/2 Phyto-geographical Map of Europe. 1889Nature 30 May 98/1 Apart from the value of the work to the systematist and phytogeographer, it possesses an interest for a wide circle. 1951Geografiska Annaler XXXIII. 149 The vegetative highland areas consist mainly of bogs, mostly of the type which in Icelandic is called flá. Phytogeographers are using flá as a phytogeographical concept. 1977Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXV. 225/1 The Swiss phytogeographer Alphonse de Candolle. |
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