phy:Distribution

The geographic distribution of the items of a clade (species, sequences), intended for phylogeographic applications. The location can be described either by free text in the 'desc' element and/or by the coordinates of one or more 'Points' (similar to the 'Point' element in Google's KML format) or by 'Polygons'.

Complex Type Information

Model

phy:desc{0,1} , phy:point* , phy:polygon*

Children: phy:desc, phy:point, phy:polygon

Used By

Element

phy:Clade/phy:distribution

Source

<xs:complexType name="Distribution">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The geographic distribution of the items of a clade (species, sequences), intended for phylogeographic applications. The location can be described either by free text in the 'desc' element and/or by the coordinates of one or more 'Points' (similar to the 'Point' element in Google's KML format) or by 'Polygons'.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:sequence>
    <xs:element name="desc" type="xs:token" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xs:element name="point" type="phy:Point" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    <xs:element name="polygon" type="phy:Polygon" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
  </xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>