RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Genera with 10 species & upwards / Genera with 7 species & downwards. CUL-DAR15.2.85-86. (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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Genera with 10 Species & upwards |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No of Vars: Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Genera with 9 & 8 species |
species |
Sp. having Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Genera with 7 species & downwards |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No. of Vars |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
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Clematis |
11— |
1 |
1 |
23 |
Pulsatilla 1 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
Atragene |
3 |
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10 |
Thalictrum 3 |
26 |
3 |
4 |
81 |
Adonis |
8 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
Hepatica |
1 |
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5 |
Anemone 3 |
17 |
6 |
9 |
62 |
Aquilegia |
9 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
Myosurus |
2 |
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7 |
Ranunculus 6 |
64 |
12 |
13 |
209 |
(Ledebour Vol I) |
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Ceratocephalus |
1 |
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3 |
Delphinium 1 |
21 |
5 |
8 |
43 |
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Oxygraphis |
1 |
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3 |
Aconitum |
18 |
5 |
7 |
42 |
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3 Callianthemum |
1 |
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3 |
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Papaver 1 |
12― |
4 |
7 |
32 |
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Caltha 1 |
3 |
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16 |
Corydalis 1 |
25 |
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56 |
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Trollius |
6 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
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Arabis 1 |
20 |
4 |
4 |
60 |
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Hegemone |
1 |
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1 |
Cardamine 1 |
19 |
3 |
4 |
71 |
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Helleborus |
3 |
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4 |
Eranthis |
2 |
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2 |
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Coptis |
2 |
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7 |
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Isopyrum |
3 |
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7 |
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Garidella |
1 |
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2 |
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Nigella |
6— |
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12 |
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Actaea 1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
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Actinospora |
1 |
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1 |
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Amicifuga |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
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Paeonia |
7 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
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Menisoermum |
1 |
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3 |
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Berberis |
4 |
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11 |
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Bongardia |
1 |
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1 |
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Leontice |
2 |
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3 |
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Epimedium |
2 |
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2 |
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Nelumbium |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Nymphaea 1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
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Nuphar 1 |
3 |
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19 |
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Chelidonium 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
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Poemeria |
2 |
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3 |
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Glaucium |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
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Chiazospermum |
1 |
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3 |
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Hypecoum |
1 |
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2 |
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Dicentra |
2 |
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5 |
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Fumaria |
5 |
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14 |
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Matthiola |
7 |
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9 |
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Charanthus |
3 |
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3 |
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Nasturtium 1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
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Barbarea 2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
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Turritis |
1 |
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7 |
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Stevenia |
1 |
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3 |
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Dentaria |
7 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
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Parrya 1 |
5 |
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14 |
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17 |
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1 |
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9 |
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10 |
233— |
43— |
57— |
679 |
3 |
25 |
5 |
8 |
77 |
42 |
115— |
11— |
16— |
327 |
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Genera with 10 species & upwards |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Genera with 9 and 8 Species |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Genera with 7 species and downwards |
Vars: |
Sp. having Vars: |
No. of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Alyssum |
13— |
3 |
4 |
35 |
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Macropodium |
1 |
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2 |
Draba 5 |
45 |
11 |
19 |
122 |
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Lunaria |
1 |
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3 |
Cochlearia 1 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
44 |
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Brachypus |
1 |
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1 |
Thlapsi 1 |
11— |
1 |
1 |
31 |
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Farsetia |
1 |
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2 |
Sisymbrium 1 |
32 |
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86 |
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Meniacus |
1 |
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4 |
Erysimum 2 |
26 |
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68 |
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Berteria |
3 |
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8 |
Lepidium 1 |
19 |
3 |
3 |
55 |
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Vesicaria |
1 |
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1 |
Schiwereckia |
1 |
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1 |
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Aurinia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Psilonema |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
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Odontarrhena |
5 |
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16 |
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Ptilotrichum |
3 |
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6 |
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Clypeola |
1 |
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2 |
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Holargidium |
1 |
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2 |
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Tetrapoma |
2 |
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3 |
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Redowskia |
1 |
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1 |
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Teesdalia |
1 |
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2 |
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Iberis |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
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Diastrophis |
1 |
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1 |
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Magacarpara |
1 |
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2 |
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Euclidium |
2 |
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6 |
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Pugonium |
1 |
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2 |
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Cakile |
1 |
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3 |
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Chorispora |
4 |
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9 |
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Hesperis 1 |
6— |
1 |
1 |
22 |
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Dentostemon |
7— |
2 |
3 |
12 |
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Leptaleum |
1 |
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2 |
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Syrema |
3 |
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7 |
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Tetracma |
1 |
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1 |
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Trophosporum |
2 |
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2 |
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Braya |
7— |
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9 |
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Camelina 1 |
4 |
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16 |
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Eutrema |
5 |
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10 |
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Aphragmus |
1 |
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1 |
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Capsella 1 |
2 |
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14 |
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Eunomia |
1 |
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1 |
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Hutchinsia |
5 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
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Hymenophyta |
1 |
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1 |
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Aethionema |
3 |
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3 |
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Tetrapterygium |
1 |
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1 |
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Ledebour. Vol. 1 |
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11 |
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3 |
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7 |
162— |
20— |
29 |
441 |
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41 |
95 |
8 |
12 |
213 |
Crucif →
86
Genera with 10 species & upwards |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Genera with 9 and 8 Species |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Genera with 7 species and downwards |
Vars: |
Sp. having Vars: |
No. of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Isatis |
14 |
5 |
14 |
Cranbe |
8 |
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15 |
Tauscheria |
2 |
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8 |
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Viola 5 |
39 |
9 |
14 |
143 |
Helianthemum |
8 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
Sobolewskia |
1 |
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2 |
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Dianthe 2 |
35 |
4 |
5 |
90 } Caryoph |
Polygala 2 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
34 |
Nestia |
1 |
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7 |
Gypsophila |
21 |
7 |
7 |
52 |
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Myagrum |
1 |
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3 |
Silene 4 |
63 |
8 |
19 |
151 |
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Goldbachia |
3 |
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5 |
Alsine 1 |
21 |
11 |
23 |
62 |
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Sterigma |
3 |
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5 |
Arenaria 1 |
19 |
10 |
11 |
41 |
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Brassica 1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
Sinapis 2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
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Eucastrum |
4 |
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8 |
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Diplotaxis |
3 |
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4 |
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Erica |
1 |
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3 |
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Calepina |
1 |
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3 |
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Rapistrum |
4 |
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8 |
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Raphanistrum |
3 |
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5 |
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Raphanus |
1 |
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1 |
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Bunias |
3 |
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9 |
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Senebiera |
1 |
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4 |
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Subularia |
1 |
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5 |
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Cruc → |
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Cleome |
3 |
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3 |
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Capparis |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Reseda |
6— |
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14 |
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Datisca |
1 |
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1 |
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Cistus |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Drosera 2 |
3 |
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18 |
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Aldrovanda |
1 |
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1 |
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Parnassia 1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
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Frankenia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
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Caryoph ? |
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Velezua |
1 |
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3 |
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Saponaria |
6— |
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11 |
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Vaccaria |
1 |
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5 |
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Melanodryum 1 |
6— |
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28 |
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Viscaria |
3 |
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11 |
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Lychnis |
6— |
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21 |
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Githago 1 |
1 |
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9 |
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Cucubalus |
1 |
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4 |
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Acanthophyllum |
3 |
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3 |
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Sagina 1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
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Buffonia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Queria |
1 |
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2 |
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Honkeneja 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
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Lepyrodictis |
2 |
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2 |
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Merckia |
1 |
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5 |
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13 |
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2 |
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8 |
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7 |
212— |
53— |
75— |
563 |
3 |
24 |
5 |
7 |
65 |
42 |
103— |
11 |
11 |
315 |
86v
Genera with 10 species & upwards |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Genera with 9 and 8 Species |
Species |
Sp. having Vars: |
No of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Genera with 7 species and downwards |
Vars: |
Sp. having Vars: |
No. of Vars: |
Localities in wh: Genus is found |
Stellaria 4 |
27 |
13 |
20 |
119 |
Acer |
8 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
Mochringia 1 |
4 |
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18 |
Cerastium 3 |
35 |
12 |
22 |
95 |
Zygophyllum |
9 |
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15 |
Kreschenilaria |
1 |
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1 |
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|
|
|
|
|
Linum 1 |
18 |
3 |
4 |
48 |
Haplophyllum |
9 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
Holosteum |
5 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Malva 1 |
14— |
|
|
32 |
O |
|
|
|
|
Malachium |
1 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hypericum |
22 |
4 |
5 |
53 |
(Ledebour Vol I) |
|
|
|
|
Elatine |
3 |
|
|
5 |
Geranium 3 |
37 |
4 |
5 |
126 |
|
|
|
|
|
Radiola |
1 |
|
|
2 |
Erodium 1 |
16 |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
Malope |
1 |
|
|
1 |
Rhamnus |
11— |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lavatera |
2 |
|
|
7 |
Althaea |
6— |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kresteletzkya |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hibiscus |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gossypium |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abutilon |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Tilia |
6— |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Androsacemum |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elodea |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aesculus |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vitis |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impatiens 1 |
2 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oxalis 1 |
2 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tribulus |
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bichersteinia |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peganum |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ruta |
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tetradocles |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disctamnus |
1 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Staphylea |
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Euonymus |
6— |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paliurus |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ziziphus |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nitraria |
1 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Juglans |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ptercarya |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pistacia |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhus |
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shermopsis |
3 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lupinus |
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leobordia |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ononis |
4 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ulex |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spartium |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ledebour Vol. 1 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
180— |
36— |
56 |
517 |
3 |
26 |
3 |
3 |
47 |
41 |
81 |
3 |
3 |
207 |
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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