The Neotropical realmThe Neotropical realm and its subdivisions
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
temperate zone. In biogeography, the Neotropic or Neotropicalrealm is one of the eight terrestrial realms. This realm includes South America, Central America...
islands. Together with South America, these regions are part of the Neotropicalrealm. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) divides the Nearctic into four bioregions...
Sky islands are isolated mountains surrounded by radically different lowland environments. The term originally referred to those found on the Mexican Plateau...
A biogeographic realm is the broadest biogeographic division of Earth's land surface, based on distributional patterns of terrestrial organisms. They...
database containing taxonomic information on plants, mainly from the Neotropicalrealm (Central, and South America). It is maintained by the Missouri Botanical...
2012-09-25. Gentry, A (1993). "Diversity and floristic composition of Neotropical dry forests". In Mooney, H; Bullock, S; Medina, E (eds.). Tropical deciduous...
are deciduous shrubs or small trees. The species are native to the Neotropicalrealm (in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, and as far south as...
are threatened with extinction, namely in Southeast Asia. In the Neotropicalrealm, toucans occupy the hornbills' ecological niche, an example of convergent...
Antarctic realm 7.1.2 Neozealandia province 7.2.9 Maudlandia province 7.3.9 Marielandia province 7.4.9 Insulantarctica province (8) Neotropicalrealm 8.1.1...
is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropicalrealm. There are four species in the genus: N. coenoides (type Hewitson...
Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1926. It is found in the Neotropicalrealm, including the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Savela, Markku (July 28...
Selenicereus megalanthus, synonym Hylocereus megalanthus, is a cactus species in the genus Selenicereus that is native to northern South America, where...
Mountains; most species are found in the Holarctic realm, with some species present in the Neotropicalrealm. Salamanders never have more than four toes on...
plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae, originating from the Neotropicalrealm of the Americas. Inkweed is a member of the family Phytolaccaceae...
Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant,[citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, or shameplant) is a creeping annual...
aroid plant of the family Araceae (the arums). It is native to the neotropicalrealm of the Americas, from extreme southern Mexico and Belize and much...
Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the genus Nicotiana. N. tabacum is the most commonly grown species in...
Chamaedorea is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas. They are small palms, growing to 0.3–6 m (1 ft...
Peltogyne, commonly known as purpleheart, violet wood, amaranth and other local names (often referencing the colour of the wood) is a genus of 23 species...
world's largest cockroaches, it is native to the warm parts of the Neotropicalrealm. Blaberus giganteus is considered one of the largest cockroaches in...
Tripogonella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical America, Africa, New Guinea to...
centres of terrestrial vertebrates in the Neotropicalrealm : a study in the evolution of the Neotropical biota and its native landscapes. The Hague:...
Pantropic. The system of biogeographic realms differs somewhat; the Neotropicalrealm includes both the Neotropics and temperate South America, and the...
the Neotropics. The genus is named by Carl Linnaeus in honor of the botanist Carolus Clusius. The closest relatives of Clusia are the neotropical genera...
southern South America, in Chile and Argentina. It is part of the Neotropicalrealm. The forests are named after the city of Valdivia. The Valdivian temperate...
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