RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Boreau / Genera with 8 sp[ecies] and upwards. CUL-DAR16.206. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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206

Boreau.

Genera with 8 sp. and upwards.

Species

Sp. having Vars.

Vars.

C.C & Vars

CC.

 

            

     

      

       

         

           

 

Ranunculus

21

4

7

3

6

 

 

Geranium

10

1

1

1

3

 

 

Lepidium

 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viola

9

3

6

2

3

 

 

Helianthemum

9

1

1

 

1

 

 

Dianthus

9

 

 

 

1

 

 

Silene

8

1

2

 

1

 

 

Lychnis

8

 

 

 

4

 

 

Arenaria

10

1

1

 

3

 

 

Cerastium

8

2

2

1

2

 

 

Sedum

10

3

4

 

2

 

 

Epilobium

9

3

3

1

2

 

 

Potentilla

9

 

 

 

4

 

 

Medicago

8

2

2

1

2

 

 

Trifolium

22

3

3

2

5

 

 

Vicia

15

3

6

1

2

 

 

Lathyrus

10

 

 

 

2

 

 

Galium

13

4

10

2

2

 

 

Inula

9

1

1

 

2

 

 

Senecio

11

1

2

 

3

 

 

Cirsium

8

2

2

1

4

 

 

Centaurea

9

1

3

1

3

 

 

Hieracium

9

2

2

1

2

 

 

Campanula

9

1

1

 

 

 

 

Mentha

8

1

2

1

4

 

 

Stachys

8

 

 

 

2

 

 

Orobanche

15

1

1

 

 

 

 

Verbascum

10

5

5

 

1

 

 

Linaria

9

2

2

 

1

 

 

Veronica

18

2

2

2

6

 

 

Chenopodium

9

3

6

1

4

 

 

Rumex

12

2

2

1

5

 

 

Polygonum

11

4

5

3

5

 

 

Euphorbia

16

2

2

 

3

 

 

Potamogeton

11

4

7

 

1

 

 

Juncus

13

1

2

 

5

 

 

Orchis

18

5

6

1

2

 

 

Scirpus

15

3

4

2

3

 

 

Bromus

12

1

1

 

4

 

 

Festuca

14

4

6

 

1

 

 

Poa

10

3

5

3

5

 

 

            

     

      

      

         

           

 

 

40

452

82

117

31

111 = Genera with 8 sp. & upwards

 

 

Carex 1

53

4

4

7

0

 

 

 

505

86

121

38

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 5 species & upwards

 

 

 

C.C and Vars:

C.C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

679

109

153

46

156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 8 & upwards & subtract genra with 4 sp 40

452

82

117

31

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

227

27

36

15

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

116

14

18

5

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Genera with from 7-4 species inclusive

68

343

41

54

20

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