Belonging to the family Schizaeaceae, the genus Schizaea is a group comprising 42 taxa. It is widespread across Australasia, and is also natively found in North America, South America, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, the Pacific, and Antarctic. Across its taxa, it is primarily associated with wet tropical and seasonally dry tropical regions. It is predominantly composed of herbaceous perennials.
Data Profile
Taxonomic Scale: 42 taxa (40 base species, 2 variants).
Centers of Diversity: the Pacific (20), South America (14), Tropical Asia (12)
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