Sclerophyll's a type of vegetation that's 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 all parts of the world but are most typical of Australia. They're also prominent in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome that covers the Mediterranean Basin, Californian woodlands, Chilean Matorral, and the Cape Province of South Africa. Australian bush Most areas of… (More on Sclerophyllous)