RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. De Candolle Prodromus Vols 2 11 & 13 / Genera with 11 sp(ecies). CUL-DAR15.2.75. (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.
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. Vols. 2, 11 & 13
Name of Order |
Genera with 11 sp. & upwards |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No. of Vars: |
|
Genera with 10 sp. and downwards |
species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No of Vars: |
|
Leguminosae— ✔ |
61 |
2937 |
223 |
300 |
3 212 |
619 |
38 |
53 |
} |
|
Rosaceae— ✔ |
12 |
562 |
103 |
319 |
3 49 |
144 |
24 |
53 |
} Vol. 2 |
|
Acanthaceae— ✔ |
35 |
1088 |
232 |
333 |
|
114 |
335 |
65 |
88 |
} |
Verbenaceae— ✔ |
12 |
506 |
21 |
21 |
|
30 |
82 |
5 |
5 |
} Vol. 1 |
Solanaceae— ✔ |
20 |
1419 |
258 |
375 |
|
41 |
139 |
11 |
19 |
. Vol. 13 |
Sum of Large Genera |
140 |
6512 |
837 |
1348 |
|
446 |
1319 |
143 |
218 |
|
The little Genera in Vol. 2. 8 orders |
13 |
426 |
31 |
40 |
|
83 |
235 |
22 |
26 |
|
The little Genera in Vol. 11. 3 orders |
3 |
140 |
15 |
18 |
|
18 |
38 |
6 |
6 |
|
The little Genera in Vol. 13 1 order |
1 |
199 |
11 |
25 |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Sum of Small Genera |
17 |
765 |
57 |
83 |
|
103 |
275 |
29 |
33 |
|
|
140 |
6512 |
837 |
1348 |
3 446 |
1319 |
143 |
218 |
|
|
[+] |
17 |
765 |
57 |
83 |
|
103 |
275 |
29 |
33 |
|
Sum Total. |
157— |
7277— |
894— |
1431 |
|
549— |
1584— |
172— |
251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polygonaceae, Proteaceae Scrophular. Borragin Labiatae } |
— see Vol 14 |
5418 |
668 |
925 |
|
|
870 |
80 |
115 |
|
Small orders in vol. 12, 10, & 14 |
— |
335 |
55 |
85 |
|
|
131 |
19 |
22 |
|
|
|
13,050 |
1617 |
|
|
|
2595 |
271 |
|
|
892/7277 = 122/1000
Grand total of whole vols 2, 11, 13
170/1593 = 106/1000
These are numbers for all the species in whole six volumes. —
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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