RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1857-1859]. Ledebour Vol 4 / Name of Order / Genera with 10 sp[ecies] and upwards. CUL-DAR15.2.100-102. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR15.2 contains calculations and tables for Darwin's 'big book' Natural Selection F1583.

Ledebour, Carl Friedrich von. 1842-1853. Flora Rossica, sive enumeratio plantarum in totius imperii Rossici provinciis Europaeis, Asiaticis et Americanis hujusque observatarum. 4 vols. Stuttgart.


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Name of Order            Genera with 10 sp. and upwards        Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

Najadeae—     Potamogeton   24        6          8          91

Orchideae       Orchis 31        3          5          93

                                                           

            2          55        9          13        184

 

 

Name of Order            Genera with 9 sp. and downwards      Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

Typhaceae      Typha 4                                  25

            Sparganium     4                                  23

Aroideae         Arum   3                                  6

            Typhonium     1                                  1

            Dracunculus    1                                  1

            Calla   1                                  7

            Simplocarpus 1                                  3

            Acorus             1                                  9

Lemnaceae      Lemna             2                                  15

            Telmatophace             1                                  5

            Spirodela         1                                  5

Najadeae         Caulinia          1                                  1

            Nagas 1                                  1

            Zostera            2                                  6

            Ruppia            1          1          1          5

            Zanicellia        3          1          1          8

Juncagineae    Triglochin       4                                  25

            Scheuchzeria 1                                  6

Alismaceae     Alisma             4          1          2          15

            Sagittaria        2                                  15

            Damasonium   1                                  2

Butomaceae    Butomus          1          1          1          9

Hydrocharideae          Hydrocharis    1                                  7

            Stratiotes         1                                  6

            Vallisneria      1                                  2

            Udora 1                                  1

Orchideae       Corralorhiza    3                                  14

            Mierostylis      2                                  9

            Dienia             1                                  1

            Malaxus          1                                  5

            Liparis             1                                  2

            Calypso           1                                  8

            Anacamptis     1                                  3

            Gymnadenia    4          1          1          19

            Perularia         1                                  4

            Nigritella        1                                  2

            Aceras             4                                  4

            Platanthera      9—      2          3          22

            Perystilus        4          1          1          17

            Herminium      1                                  10

            Chamaerepes 1                                  1

            Ophrys            7—                              8

            Serapis            1                                  1

            Epipogon        1                                  5

            Limodium       1                                  4

            Cephalanthera             4                                  15

            Listera             3                                  16

            Neottia            3                                  10

            Epipactis         4                                  22

            Spiranthes       4          1          1          7

            Goodyera        1                                  8

            Cypripedium   4          1          1          30

            52        113      10        12        456

 

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Name of Order            Genera with 10 sp. and upwards        Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

Irideae             Iris       38        1          1          91

Liliaceae         Gagea 18        1          1          49

            Fritillaria         12—                            22

            Muscari           10—    2          3          16

            Allium             73        14 3 17            163     

Junceae           Juncus             30        3          3          134

Cyperaceae     Cyperus           14—    2          2          33

            Scirpus            20        1          2          71

                                                           

            8          215      24        29        579

 

 

Name of Order            Genera with 9 sp. and downwards      Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

Irideae             Sisyrinchium   1                                  1

            Pardanthus      1                                  1

            Gladiolus        5                                  12

            Crocus             6—      1          1          10

Amaryllideae Galanthus        2                                  5

            Leucojum        1                                  2

            Sternbergia     2                                  2

            Pancratium      1                                  1

            Ixiolirion         2                                  5

            Narcissu          1                                  1

Dioscoreae      Tamus             1                                  2

Smilaceae       Paris    5                                  13

            Trillium           1                                  1

            Streptopus       2                                  3

            Polygonatum   7—      1          1          31

            Convallaria     1                                  9

            Smilacina        4          1          1          18

            Smilae             2                                  3

            Ruscus             3                                  4

Liliaceae         Erythronium    1          1          1          2

            Tulipa 4          1          3          14

            Orithyia           2                                  4

            Lloydia            1                                  9

            Rhinopetalum             1                                  2

            Lilium             8—                              23

            Hyacinthus      1                                  2

            Scilla   3          1          1          10

            Ornithogalum 9—      2          2          17

            Myogalum       1                                  3

            Puschkinia      1                                  1

            Eremurus         3                                  5

            Ammolirion    1                                  3

            Henningia       1                                  1

            Asphodeline    4                                  6

            Hemerocallis   3                                  9

            Czackia           1                                  1

            Anthericum     2                                  6

            Asparagus       7—      1          3          23

Melanthaceae Colchicum      7—                              12

            Bulbocoldium             3                                  5

            Anticlea          2                                  4

            Veratrum         4          1          1          23

            Tofieldia         6—                              16

Junceae           Narthecium     1                                  1

            Luzula             9—      4          8          62

Cyperaceae     Elaeocharis     5                                  28

            Eriophorum     8—                              57

            Isolepis            8—                              20

            Fimbristylis     2                                  2

            Rhynchospora             2                                  6

            Cladium          1                                  4—

            Chaetospora    2                                  6

            52        162      14        22        511

 

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Name of Order            Genera with 10 sp. and upwards        Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

Cyperaceae     Carex 130      41        60        533

Gramineae      Elymus            17        1          2          40

            Triticum          21        5          6          70

            Festuca            13—    5          8          54

            Bromus            27        7          7          83

            Poa      25        12        22        123

            Avena 22        2          2          68

            Calamagrostis             20        7          10        78

            Agrostis           14=      7          12        44

                                                           

            9          289      85        129      1093

 

 

Name of Order            Genera with 9 sp. and downwards      Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

Cyperaceae     Blysmus          2                                  11

            Elyna   5                                  11

Gramineae      Nardus             1                                  5

            Psilurus           1                                  2

            Lepturus          2          1          1          3

            Aegilops          5          1          1          10

            Hordeum         5          1          2          15

            Secale 2                                  6

            Lolium            4          1          1          17

            Brachypodium            4                                  14

            Catapodium    1                                  1

            Scleropia         2                                  4

            Cynosurus       2                                  4

            Briza   3          1          1          12

            Nephelochloa 3          1          1          3

            Sclerochloa     1                                  5

            Dactylis           1          1          1          7

            Aeluropus       2                                  6

            Eragrostis        4                                  15

            Sphenopus       1                                  1

            Leucopoa        1                                  3

            Colpodium      6—      1          1          9

            Dupontia         2                                  2

            Catabrosa        2                                  13

            Atropis            5                                  20

            Glyceria          6—      1          1          25

            Scolochloa      1                                  3

            Arundo            2          1          2          12

            Arundinaris     1                                  1

            Molinia           3          1          2          15

            Melica             7—      3          4          32

            Triodia            1                                  2

            Koeleria          4          2          5          18

            Schismus         2                                  4

            Pappophorum 1                                  1

            Boissera          1                                  1

            Echinaria        1                                  2

            Sesleria           4                                  6

            Hierochloa      5                                  28

            Anthoxanthum            1                                  9

            Limnus            1                                  2

            Holcus             3                                  9

            Arrhenantherum          1          1          1          4

            Gaudium         1                                  2

            Deschampsia   7—      4          8          30

            Couprephorus 2                                  5

            Aira     2                                  5

            Psamma           2                                  4

            Arctagrostis    1          1          1          5

            Carina             1                                  2

            Apera 2                                  12

            Polypogon       2          1          1          5

            Lagurus           1                                  1

            Milium            4          2          2          16

            Lariagrostis     2                                  6

            55        141      25        36        472

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Name of Order            Genera with 10 sp. and upwards        Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

Gramineae      Alopecurus      11—    4          6          52

                                                           

            1          11        4          6          52

                                                           

Equisetaceae   Equisetum       11        1          4          83

                                                           

            1          11        1          4          83

 

 

Name of Order            Genera with 9 sp. and downwards      Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

Gramineae      Aristella          1                                  2

            Ptilagrostis      1                                  1

            Stipa    9—                              24

            Aristida           2          1          1          5

            Cynodon         1                                  5

            Eleusine          1                                  1

            Beckmannia    1                                  9

            Dianaphis        1                                  10

            Phalaris           3                                  6

            Phleum            7—      3          3          33

            Crypsis            3                                  13

            Leersia            1                                  2

            Hydropyrum    1                                  1

            Lappago          1                                  4

            Erichloa          1                                  1

            Digitaria          3          1          1          10

            Brachiaria       1                                  1

            Panicum          1                                  5

            Setaria             4          1          1          17

            Pennisetum     1                                  1

            Echinochloa    1          1          1          9

            Orthopogon     1                                  1

            Imperata          1                                  1

            Erianthus         1                                  1

            Sorghum          2                                  2

            Polinia             1                                  1

            Spodiopogon   1                                  2

            Andropogon    1          1          1          6

            Pleuroplitis     1                                  1

            29        54        8          8          85

                                                           

Marsileaceae   Pilularia          1                                  2

            Marsilea          3                                  6

            Salcinia           1                                  3

            Isoetes             1                                  4

Lycopodiaceae            Lycopodium    8                                  50

            Selaginella      6                                  21

            Filices             Ophioglossum             1                                  7

            Botrychium     4          1          1          27       

            Osmunda         1                                  2         

            Nothoclaena    1                                  3         

            Gymnogramme           1                                  4         

            Polypodium     4          3          4          33       

            Woodsia          5                                  22       

            Physomatium 1                                  1         

            Aspidium        2          1          1          6         

            Polystichum    8                                  38       

            Cystopteris      2                                  14       

            Asplenium       9          1          3          48       

            Camptosurus   1                                  2         

            Scolopendrium            1                                  4         

            Blechum          1                                  4         

            21        62        6          9                     

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Page 1.            2          55        9          13        184

― 2.    8          215      24        29        579

― 3.    9          289      85        129      1093

― 4     1          11        4          6          52

            1

11        1          4          83

― 5.    —        —        —        —        —

Total with Acotyledoneae.     21        581      123      181      1991

            1          11        1          4          83

  Total without Acotyledoneae           —20    570      122      177      1908

                                                           

            21        581      123      181      1991

            214      543      64        88        1865

Grand Total with Acotyledoneae       235      1124    187      269      3856

 

 

Name of Order            Genera with 9 sp. and downwards      Species             Sp. having Vars:         No. of Vars:    Localities in wh: genera are found

            Pteris   3                                  20

            Allosurus         4                                  5

            Cheilanthus     1                                  1

            Adiantum        2          1          1                      4

            Struthiopteris 1                                  10       

            5          11        1          1          40

 

                                                                       

Page 1.            52        113      10        12        456     

― 2.    52        162      14        22        511     

― 3.    55        141      25        36        472     

― 4     29        54        8          8          85       

            21        62        6          9          301     

            5          11        1          1          40

 

            214      543      64        88        1865   

            26        73        7          10        341     

            188      470      57        78        1524   

                                                                       

            20        570      122      177      1908   

            188      470      57        78        1524   

Grand Total without Acotyledoneae 208      1040    179      255      3432   

 

Summary of all 4 volumes.

 

Vol. 1.             43        1237    207      294      3147

― 2.    55        1243    192      300      3381

― 3     39        905 [=] 3385

171      256      2653

― 4     20        570      122      177      1908

            157      3955    692      1027    11089 all right

            959      2392    307      428      6935

Grand Total for all 4. vols.     1116    6346    999      1455    18024

 

 

Vol 1. 211      576      62        82        1426

― 2.    329      756      94        127      2134

― 3     231      589 [=] 1921   94        141      1851

― 4     188      470      57        78        1524

            959      2391 [+] 16 [=] 2407 —(add 16 sp to total)   307      428             6935


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