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Biogeography
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Phytogeography
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Zeogeography
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Geography
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phytogeography is the study of the distribution of plants or taxonomic groups of plants and its focus is to explain the ranges of plants in terms of their origin, dispersal, and evolution (Matthews et al., 2003).
Detailed explanation-2: -PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS OF INDIA Chattarjee (1962), India can be divided into nine phytogeographical regions. (1) Western Himalayas, (2) Eastern Himalayas, (3) Indus plain, (4) Gangetic plain, (5) Central India, (6) Deccan, (7) Western coasts of Malabar, (8) Assam, and (9) Bay Islands of Andaman and Nicobar.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phytogeography is often divided into two main branches: ecological phytogeography and historical phytogeography.
Detailed explanation-4: -Phytogeography, also called geobotany, is the branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species, or more generally, plants.
Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is ‘Phytogeography’.