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Flora Europaea Geographical Area Abbreviations...
 

 

Division of Europe into 'territories'which are indicated by two-letter abbreviations after the summary of geographical distribution for each species. These abbreviations are derived from the Latin name of the territory concerned.

From: Tutin & al. (ed.): Flora Europaea


Abbr. "Territory"
Al Albania
Au Austria, with Liechtenstein
Az Acores
Be Belgium, with Luxembourg
Bl Islas Baleares
Br Britain, including Orkneys, Zetland and Isle of Man; excluding Channel Islands and Northern Ireland
Bu Bulgaria
Co Corse
Cr Kriti (Creta), with Karpathos, Kasos and Gavdhos
Cz Czechoslovakia
Da Denmark (Dania), including Bornholm
Fa Faeröer
Fe Finland (Fennia), including Ahvenanmaa (Aaland Islands)
Ga France (Gallia), with the Channel Islands (Iles Normandes) and Monaco; excluding Corse
Ge Germany (both eastern and western republics)
Gr Greece, excluding those islands included under Kriti (supra) and those which are outside Europe as defined for Flora Europaea
Hb Ireland (Hibernia); both the republic and Northern Ireland
He Switzerland (Helvetia)
Ho Netherlands (Hollandia)
Hs Spain (Hispania), with Gibraltar and Andorra; excluding Islas Baleares
Hu Hungary
Is Iceland (Islandia)
It Italy, including the Arcipelago Toscano; excluding Sardegna and Sicilia as defined infra
Ju Jugoslavia
Lu Portugal (Lusitania)
No Norway
Po Poland
Rm Romania
Rs U.S.S.R. (Rossia). This has been subdivided as follows, using the floristic divisions of Komarov´s Flora U.R.S.S.; in a few places, however, our boundaries deviate slightly from those of Komarov. White Russia falls entirely within Rs (C). Ukraine is largely in Rs (W), but partly in Rs (K), Rs (C) and Rs (E). The European part of Kazakhstan is in Rs (E)
Rs (N) Northern division: Arctic Europe, Karelo-Lapland, Dvina-Pecora
Rs (B) Baltic division: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kaliningradskaja Oblast'
Rs (C) Central division: Ladoga -Ilmen, Upper Volga, Volga-Kama, Upper Dnepr, Volga-Don, Ural
Rs (W) South-western division: Moldavia, Middle Dnepr, Black Sea, Upper Dnestr
Rs (K) Krym (Crimea)
Rs (E) South-eastern division: Lower Don, Lower Volga, Transvolga
Sa Sardegna
Sb Svalbard, comprising Spitsbergen, Björnöya (Bear Island) and Jan Mayen
Si Sicilia, with Pantelleria, Isole Pelagie, Isole Lipari and Ustica; also the Malta archipelago
Su Sweden (Suecia), including Oland and Gotland
Tu Turkey (European part), including Imroz


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