Sclerophyll

Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation which has hard leaves and short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem). The word comes from the Greek sclero (hard) and phyllon (leaf). 

Sclerophyllous plants occur in many parts of the world. Hogan, C. Michael 2010. Leather Oak, Quercus durata. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and Environment. Washington DC They are shaped by a Mediterranean climate, with mild, wet winters and long hot dry summers. Wildfires often occur. These conditions feature summer drought-tolerant plants with hard sclerophyllous evergreen leaves,

This kind of climate occurs in: 
The Americas, in the chaparral biomes
Californian woodlands 
Chilean Matorral 
Australia, this type of biome occurs throughout western (Perth), eastern (Sydney) and southern (Adelaide) areas. 
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome that cover the Mediterranean Basin
Cape Province of South Africa.

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