RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Table III / Decandolles Prodromus [vols 2 & 10-14]. CUL-DAR16.169. (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

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Table IV. III.    Decandolle's Prodromus. Vols 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

including all known species.

Names of orders

Genera with 11 species & upwards

Genera with 10. sp & downwards

(The numerator & denominator as in the foregoing Tables)

 

 

Leguminosae

223/1937 = 75/1000 1.34

38/619 = 61/1000 1.39 x

Rosaceae

103/562 = 183/1000 3.09

24/144 = 166/1000 2.20

{Acanthaceae 3 } (transpose/)

232/1088 = 212/1000 1.43

15/235 = 194/1000 1.35

{Verbenaceae 4 }

11/506 = 41/1000 1.00

5/82 = 60/1000 1.00

{Borrangineae 1 }

59/480 = 122/1000 1.38

10/114 = 90/1000 1.40

{Scrophulariaceae 2 }

118/1413 = 83/1000 1.15

24/347 = 68/1000 1.29

Labiatae

207/1999 = 103/1000 1.34

32/238 = 115/1000 1.62

Solanaceae

258/1414 = 181/1000 1.45

6/72 = 83/1000 1.16

Polygonaceae

130.614 = 211/1000 1.63

8/62 = 129/1000 1.37

Nineteen small Orders

112/1120 = 100/1000 1.50

48/406 = 118/1000 1.14

All the species in the 6 vols. (Leave a little space open)

1616/13050 = 123/1000 1.51

271/2595 = 104/1000 1.43

/ Genera with single species 1.32

Urticaceae Weddell tabulated for me by Dr Hooker

 

 

 

Urticaceae. Weddell tabulated by Dr. Hooker }

65/334 = 194/1000 1.89

26/100 = 260/1000 1.57 bottom of page '

 

 

 

 

 

open space

 

 

 

 

Genera with 17 sp. & upwards

Genera with 16—8 both included

 

All six volumes together

1516/12103 = 124/1000 1.52

188/1472 = 127/1000 1.48

 

open space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The larger genera including half the species in the six volumes: the other half are included in 1088 genera — below next row '

 

 

28 gigantic largest genera. each including on average 134 species taken out of all the orders in the six volumes.— }

455/3772 = 120/1000 1.74

 

 

 

Largest genera, 76 in number including half the species in the six volumes.

Smaller genera, 1088 in number, including the other half of the species, in the six volumes.

 

All six volumes.}

959/7815 = 122/1000 1.59

929/7830 = 118/1000 1.40

 

 


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