RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. De Candolle Prodromus Vol 10 / Vol 11 / Vol 12 / (List of) Families. CUL-DAR15.2.38-40. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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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.

Candolle, Augustine Pyramus de. 1824-1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta. vols. 1-2. Paris: Treuttel & Würtz. [Darwin Library-Down] vol. 1 PDF vol. 2 PDF


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De Candolle. Prodromus Vol. 10.

Sections of biggest genera    (1

 

Families          Genera            No. of Sections           Species            Sp. having Vars

Borragineae    Echium            1          8         

                        2          3         

                        3          41        9 —

            Anchusa          1          18        4

                        2          8          1

                        3          3         

                        4          6          2

            Onosma           1          37        5 —

                        2          3          1

            Lithospermum             1          12        3

                        2          25        1

                        3          13        1

            Eritrichium     1          7         

                        2          6          1

                        3          11       

                        4          2         

                        5          1         

                        6          1         

                        7          2          1

                        8          20        1

                                               

Scrophulariaceae        Calceolaria     1          6          2

                        2          7         

                        3          97        5 —

            Verbascum      1          21        1

                        2          62        1 —

            Linaria            1          7          1

                        2          20        2

                        3          79        10 —

                        4          10        1

            Scrophularia   1          8         

                        2          36        3 —

                        3          35        4 —

            Penstemon       1          5         

                        2          29        2

                        3          10        1

                        4          3         

                        5          7         

            Herpestis         1          11       

                        2          1         

                        3          18        1

                        4          6         

                        5          7          2

            Buddleia         1          34        1 —

                        2          31                    —

            Veronica         1          27        1         

                        2          3                     

                        3          9          2         

            13        47        816      70       

 

 

Families          Genera            No. of the Sections     Species            Sp. having Vars.

Scorphulariaceae        Veronica         4          12        2

                        5          46        10 —

                        6          1         

                        7          31        1 —

                        8          15        1

            Castilleja         1          3         

                        2          11        2

                        3          9         

                        4          11        2

            Pedicularis      1          21        3

                        2          10       

                        3          6         

                        4          25        1

                        5          42        2 —

                        6          5         

                                               

            2          15        248      24

[+]       13        47        816      70

Total —          15        62 —

1064    — 94

                                               

            Calceolaria     3          97        5

            Linaria            3          79        10

            Verbascum      2          62        1

            Veronica         4          12         2

            Veronica         5          46        10

            Pedicularis      5          42        2

            Echium            3          41        9

            Onosma           1          37        5

            Scrophularia   2          36        3

                        8          440      45

                                               

            Scrophularia   3          35        4

            Buddleia         1          34        1

            ―        2          31       

            Veronica         7          31        1

            Largest Sections         12        571      51

                                               

                        62        1064    94

                        12        571      51

            Smallest Sections        50        493      43

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(De Candolle— Prodromus Vol. 11

Sections of biggest genera    1

 

Families          Genera            No to Sections            Species            Sp. having Vars.

Acanthaceae   (Dipteracanthera         1          4         

                        2          3         

                        3          70        21 —

                        4          3         

                        5          9          2

            Ruellia            1          30        6

                        2          6         

            Strobilanthes   1          7          1

                        2          11       

                        3          18        6

                        4          29        2

            Barberia          1          34        8 —

                        2          11        3

                        3          21        6

            Lepidagathis   1          2         

                        2          36        9 —

            Rhytiglossa     1          33        7 —

                        2          38        7 —

            Adhatoda        1          10        3

                        2          8          1

                        3          78        18 —

            Beloperone     1          26        8

                        2          5          1

            Eranthemum   1          43        7 —

                        2          2         

            Dicliptera        1          26        1

                        2          29        11

                        3          2          1

                        4          1         

                        5          6          1

            Hyprestes        1          36        6 —

                        2          1         

                                               

Verbenaceae   Verbena          1          55        6 —

                        2          7           2

                        3          22         3

                        4           4        

                        2          16        1

            Lippia 1          8         

                        2          19        1

                        3          6         

                        4          43        1 —

                        5          9         

            Lantana           1          6         

                        2          21        2

                        3          26       

            Clerodendron 1          44        1 —

                        2          28        1

            15        44        909      149

 

 

Families          Genera            No. to Sections           Species            Sp. having Vars.

            Rhytiglossa     1          33        7

            Adhatoda        3          78        18

            Dipteracanthus            3          70        21

            Verbena          1          55        6

            Clerodendron 1          44        1

            Eranthemum   1          43        7

            Lippa   4          43        1

            Rhytiglossa     2          38        7

            Lepidagathis   2          36        9

            Hyprestes        1          36        6

            Barberia          1          34        8

            Largest Sections         10        477       84

                        11        510      91

                                               

                        44        909      149

                        10        477       84

            Smallest Sections        34        432      65

                                               

            Smallest Sections        33        399      58

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De Candolle — Prodromus Vol. 12.

Sections of biggest genera    1

 

Families          Genera            No to Sections            Species            Sp. having Vars

Labiatae          Plectranthus    1          28        2

                        2          2         

                        3          3         

                        4          1         

                        5          3         

                        6          27        3

                        7          1         

            Hyptis 1          5          1

                        2          3         

                        3          2         

                        4          1         

                        5          2         

                        6          1         

                        7          35        1 —

                        8          3         

                        9          6          2

                        10        3         

                        11        23        1

                        12        58        5 —

                        13        39        4

                        14        18        3

                        15        1         

                        16        14        2

                        17        8          1

                        18        1         

                        19        11       

                        29        22        2

            Salvia 1          32        4 —

                        2          22        2

                        3          5         

                        4          2          1

                        5          36        4 —

                        6          24        5

                        7          244      17 —

                        8          1         

                        9          2         

                        10        20        2

                        11        12       

                        12        4          2

            Nepeta             1          3         

                        2          44        4 —

                        3          22        4

                        4          4          1

                        5          16        1

                        6          5          1

                        7          3          1

                        8          4         

                        9          8         

            4          48        727      76

 

 Families          Genera            No. to Sections           Species            Sp. having Vars.

Scutellaria                                          

Labiatae          Scutellaria       1          9          3

                        2          14        2

                        3          33        8 —

                        4          29        3

            Stachys            1          17        3

                        2          9         

                        3          59        5 —

                        6          12        2

                        7          22        1

                        8          29        3

            Teucrium        1          1         

                        2          2         

                        3          24        2

                        4          3         

                        5          6         

                        6          14        1

                        7          7         

                        8          12        2

                        9          15        2

                                               

            3          21        326      28

      4          48        727      76

7    69        1053    114     

                                               

            Salvia 7          244      17

            Stachys            3          59        5

            Hyptis 12        58        5

            Nepeta             2          44        4

            Salvia 5          36        4

            Hyptis 7          35        1

            Scutellaria       3          33        8

            Salvia 1          32        4

            Largest Sections         8          541      48

                                               

                        69        1053    114

                   8          541      48

Smallest Sections        61        512      66

 


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