Megaflora facts for kids

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This page is about a large species of plant. For the song by Blank Banshee, see Mega (Blank Banshee album).

Megaflora (from Greek μέγας megas "large" and New Latin flora "plant life") refers to an exceptionally large plant species. Examples of megaflora include the Sequoioideae of California and a number of extinct plant species from the Mesozoic.

Examples

Africa

Adansonia digitata

Oceania

Eucalyptus regnans

Eurasia

Ficus benghalensis

Central and South America

Ceroxylon quindiuense

North America

Sequoia sempervirens

See also

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