In the broad sense, adopted by Joly et al . ( 1978 ) and the IBGE ( 2016 ), biome can be understood as a synonym of " biogeographic province " ( e . g ., Rizzini, 1963, Eiten 1977, Cabrera and Willink 1980, the term " floristic province " or " phytogeographic " is used when considering plant species only ), or as an approximate synonym of " morphoclimatic and phytogeographical domain " ( Ab'S�ber, 1967, 2003 ).
