wide distribution (polychore distribution) A situation in which taxonomic groups of plants have a very extensive distributional range, spanning several floral kingdoms or regions, e.g. ‘wides’ may be cosmopolitan, subcosmopolitan, tropical, or temperate.

wide distribution (polychore distribution) The situation in which taxonomic groups of plants (and to a lesser extent animals) have a very extensive distributional range, spanning several floral kingdoms or regions (e.g. ‘wides’ may be cosmopolitan, subcosmopolitan, tropical, or temperate).

wide distribution(polychore distribution) The situation in which taxonomic groups of plants (and to a lesser extent animals) have a very extensive distributional range, spanning several floral kingdoms or regions (e.g. ‘wides’ may be cosmopolitan, subcosmopolitan, tropical, or temperate).