RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Names / Monocot. CUL-DAR16.213-215. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 3.2023. RN3

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[213]

Monocots

Names.

 

 

Monocots

genera

species

 

Lemna (156)

4

 

In Furnrohr

438

1062

 

Orchis

9

 

subtract Carex

    1

    43

 

Colchicum

1

 

 

437

1019

 2.33 average species to genus

Juncus

11

xxx

 

 

   874

 

Luzula

4

x

 

 

1450

 

Heliocharis

4

 

 

 

   1311

 

Eriophorum

3

 

 

 

1390

 

Setaria

3

 

 

 

   1311

 

Anthoxanthum

1

 

       

     

    79

               

Agrostis

2

x

 

 

 

 

Koeleria

1

 

 

 

 

 

Aira

2

 

 

 

 

 

Holcus

2

 

 

 

 

 

Briza

1

 

 

 

 

 

Poa

6

xx

 

 

 

 

Dactylis

1

 

 

 

 

 

Bromus

9

 

 

 

 

 

Triticum

2

 

 

 

 

 

Hordeum

1

 

 

 

 

 

     Lolium

  3

    

 

 

 

 

20

70

7

 

 

 

 

31

139

10

 

 

 

 

36

124

6

 

 

 

 

       45

 184

   21

 

 

 

 

132

517

44

 

 

 

 

       Carex -1

   -4

132

 

 

 

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

   

    

 

 

 

 

Carex

43

omitted

 

 

 

 

 

Now out of the 437 genera 132 genera have one or more species (exactly each of these genera has 1.33 species sehr gemein) sehr gemein, & these 132 genera include 517 species, so that each has 132/517 (3.91.

Consequently the remaining genera (437 - 132 =) 305 genera in number, which have not one species "sehr gemein" include (1019 - 517 =) 502 species, & therefore these 305 genera have on average 305/502 (1.64

So that genera which have 1 or more species se sehr gemein include more than double, the number on average, than do those genera which have not one. —

Flora Ratisbonensis

(Naturhistorische Topographie von Regensburg zweiter Band) by Dr. A. E. Fürnrohr. 1839.— (see Decandolle for Families p. 467. worked out same way

Carex 43 omitted

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Genus

No of species

Sehr Gemein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

       

       

   

        

  

  

       

  

  

Anemone

6

xx

 

Priurus

7

 

Leontodon

3

x

Ranunculus

15

x

 

Rubus

4

 

Tragopogon

2

 

Caltha

1

 

 

Fragaria

2

 

 

 

 

Delphinium

1

 

 

Potentilla

8

x

Taraxicum

1

 

Papaver

3

 

 

Rosa

8

 

Sonchus

3

 

Chelidonium

1

 

 

Sedum

7

 

Crepis

6

 

Cardamine

4

 

 

Aegopodium

1

 

Hieracium

9

xx

Syngalium

6

x

 

Carum

1

 

Campanula

7

xx

Draba

2

 

 

Pimpinella

1

 

Prismatocarpus

1

 

Capsella

1

 

 

Daucus

1

 

Calluna

1

 

Viola

10

x

 

Torilis

2

 

Gentiana

5

 

Dianthus

6

 

 

Sherardia

1

 

Convolvulus

2

 

Silene

4

 

 

Asperula

4

x

Symphytum

2

 

Lychnis

5

x

 

Galium

9

xx

Echium

1

 

Holosteum

1

 

 

Valeriana

2

 

Lithospermum

3

 

Stellaria

6

 

 

Valerianella

3

 

Myosotis

5

xx

Cerastium

4

 

 

Dipsacum

2

 

Linaria

5

 

Malva

4

 

 

Knautia

2

 

Veronica

17

xxxx

Hypericum

6

 

 

Bellis

1

 

Orobanche

8

 

Geranium

8

 

 

Erigeron

2

 

Melampyrum

4

 

Erodium

1

 

 

Bidens

2

 

Euphrasia

3

x

Cytisus

4

 

 

Filago

3

 

Mentha

5

x

Ononis

2

 

 

Gnaphalium

4

 

Salvia

3

 

Anthyllis

1

 

 

Achillea

2

 

Origanum

1

 

Medicago

4

x

 

Anthemis

4

 

Thymus

1

 

Melilotus

3

 

 

Chrysanthemum

5

 

Chiropodium

1

 

Trifolium

12

xx

 

Senecio

10

x

Lamium

4

xx

Lotus

2

 

 

Cirsium

7

 

Galeopsis

4

x

Coronilla

2

 

 

Cardamine

4

 

Ballota

1

 

Vicia

11

x

 

Lagopus

3

 

Prunella

2

 

Orobus (p 47)

3

 

 

Carlina

2

 

Ajuga

3

 

       

       

       

 

Centaurea

5

x

Anagallis

2

 

31

139

10

 

Lapsana

1

 

Plantago (137)

3

 

 

 

 

 

Cichorium (p 93)

1

 

Chenopodium

7

 

 

 

 

 

        

  

  

Blitum

4

 

 

 

 

 

36

124

6

Atriplex

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rumex

9

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polygonum

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euphorbia

9

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Urtica

2

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corylus

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salix

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Populus

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abrum

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Juniperus

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinus

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

184

21

 

[214v]

Flora Ratisbonensis

very common species

Old & New M. S.

[215]

Flora Ratisbonensis. see for table old Paper

Summary

Carex alone omitted.—

In genera having 5 4 species & upwards there are 74/377 of sehr gemein species 99/493

In genera with 4 spe: there are 25/116 These omitted

In genera with 3 species & downwards there are 79/526 s. gemein

Now 99/493 = 200/1000

79/526 = 156/1000 Can there be any mistake in Boreau calculation?

Carex sehr gemein 941 956 968 / 3 sehr gemein

43 sp.

983 [-] 940 [=] 43

377 [+] 43 [=] 420

359

493 [+] 43 [=] 536

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