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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Ledebour Vol IV.
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
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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