GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Phytogeography (from Greek phytón = “plant” and geographía = “geography” meaning also distribution) or botanical geography is the branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species and their influence on the earth’s surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -biogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants, animals, and other forms of life. It is concerned not only with habitation patterns but also with the factors responsible for variations in distribution.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Distribution patterns will typically fall under three main types: clumped, regular and random distributions. The clumped distribution is the most common type in natural vegetation, mainly because of a close relationship between abiotic and biotic resources associated with plant establishment and growth.