RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Genera with 10 species and upwards / Genera with 7 species and downwards. CUL-DAR15.2.87b. (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.

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.

87b

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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

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233

43

57

679

3

25

5

8

77

42

115

11

16

327

   2. / 7

162

20

29

441

 

 

 

 

 

41

95

8

12

213

   3. / 7

212

53

75

563

3

24

5

7

65

42

103

11

11

315

   4. / 8

180

36

56

517

3

26

3

3

47

41

81

3

3

207

   5. / 11

450

55

77

947

3

27

5

6

69

33

80

11

16

106

43

1237

207

294—

3147

12

102

18

24

258

199

474

44

58

1168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

——→[+] 12

102

18

24

258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[=] 211

576

62

82

1248

207/1237 = 167/1000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proportion of species having vars in the large genera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43

1237

207

294

3147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[+] 12

102

18

24

258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[+] 199

474

44

58

1168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total— 254

1813

269

376

4573

 

 

 

 

 


(62/587 = 107/1000

Proportion of species having vars in the smaller genera)


1813 [÷] 254 [=] 7.1 average species to genera of in whole volume
4573 [÷] 1814 [=] 2.52 average localities to each species
——

(3147 [÷] 1237 [=] 3.54 average localities of the large genera)

(1426 [÷] 576 [=] 2.47 localities of the small genera)

(Ledebour Vol I)

(Ledebour Vol. 1)

87bv

Vol I

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

Medicago 1

20

2

3

46

Cytisus

9

1

1

23

Sarothamnus

1

 

 

3

Trigonella

13—

 

 

20

Caragana

9

4

5

23

Genista

5

1

1

17

Melilotus 1

14—

2

2

38

Ervum

9

 

 

23

Trichasma

1

 

 

2

Trifolium 2

54

3

3

138

 

 

 

 

 

Anthyllis

1

 

 

6

Oxytropis 1

61

7

12

107

 

 

 

 

 

Doryeminum

2

1

1

5

Astragalus 3

168

17

21

284

 

 

 

 

 

Lotus

7—

1

4

14

Vicia 2

42

11

14

117

 

 

 

 

 

Tetragonolobus

2

1

1

4

Lathyrus 2

21

4

4

70

 

 

 

 

 

Psoralea

3

 

 

2

Orobus

19

2

4

50

 

 

 

 

 

Guldenstaedtia

2

1

1

3

Hedysarum

24

4

7

46

 

 

 

 

 

Glycyrrhiza 1

5

1

1

15

Onobrychis 1

14—

3

7

21

 

 

 

 

 

Eversmannia

1

 

 

2

Galega 2

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halimodendron

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calophara

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colutea

2

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sphaerophysa

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eremosparton

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phaca

6—

3

5

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acer

2

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pisum

4

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serpiurus

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coronilla

7—

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ornithopus

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hippacris

3

1

1

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonaveria

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lespedoza

3

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alhagi

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Siphora

2

1

1

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ammodendron

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cercis

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gleditschia

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazonychium

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acacia

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

11

450—

55—

77

947

3

27

5

6

69

33

80—

11—

16

106

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