indigenous

indigenous (from Latin indigenus "native") refers to:

• indigenous organisms, species indigenous to a localized environment,
  • emerged as an autochthonous species in the current distribution area - in contrast to allochthonous
  • Occurring as an endemic exclusively in a limited region - in contrast to cosmopolitans
• indigenous plants , indigenous clans - to be distinguished from introduced ones (archaeophytes, neophytes, cultivated plants)
• indigenous peoples , natives and their descendants, formerly: "natives"

See also:

• List of all Wikipedia articles with titles starting with indigenous
• autochthonous (disambiguation)

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