During the Late Carboniferous and Permian, the Gondwana flora was distributed in high latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, which was quite different from elements of the Cathaysia flora in low latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.

• 在石炭纪和二叠纪 ,冈瓦纳植物群分布在南半球高纬度地区 ,不同于分布于北半球低纬度的华夏植物群的组成分子 ;