RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1857. Babingtons Flora 3d Edit : Corrected. CUL-DAR16.238. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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238

Genera with 6 species & upwards

 

327

62

87

Rumex

11

1 3 1

 

Polygonum

14

2 3 3

 

Euphorbia

13

 

 

Orchis

10

1

2

Allium

7

2

2

Juncus

21

1

1

Luzula

8

 

 

Potamogeton

21

 

 

Scirpus

13

1 3 1

 

Alopecurus

6

 

 

Poa

13

5

9

Sclerochloa

6

2

2

Festuca

8

5

8

 

478

 

 

Hypericum

10

1

1

 

488

83

117

 Genera with 5 species }

105

11

17 

 

593

94 134

 

 Carex.

70

7

8

 

663

101

142

Genera with 5 species & upwards

 

 

 

101/663  = 150/1000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 5 species

 

 

 

 

90

9

14

Eriophlorum

5

1

2

Phleum

5

 

 

Aira

5

1

1

105 [+] 156 [+] 117 [=] 378

 

 

 

 

105

11

17

  89/745 = 119/1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 species

 

 

 

 

100

16

19

Callitriche

4

1

1

Populus

4

 

 

Ophrys

4

1

1

Epipactis

4

1

1

Sparganium

4

 

 

Lemna

4

 

 

Eleocharis

4

 

 

Agrostis

4

2

2

Avena

4

1

2

Bromus

4

2

2

Serrafalcus

4

4

4

Triticum

4

2

3

Hordeum

4

1

1

Songalus

 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

156

31

36

Subtrct Berberis

4

0

0

 

152

31

36

These excluded

 

 

 

Grand Total 663 [+] 745 [=] 1408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3 species

 

 

 

 

37

5

5

Urtica

3

 

 

Betula

3

1

1

Habenaria

3

 

 

Spiranthes

3

 

 

Cephalanthera

3

 

 

Polygonatum

3

 

 

Alisma

3

2

2

Arundo

3

1

1

Glyceria

3

1

1

Lolium

3

2 3 3

 

 

117

 

 

add Barbarea

13

1

1

 

120

13

14

 Genera with 1 & 2 species

} 473

45

66 1 & 2 species    482?

 

593

58

80

 

152

31

36 

 

735

89

116

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

663

104

142

 

745

89

116

 

1408

190

258



If the 58 varying species in the small genera had sported into proportionally as many vars ,as the 94 species in the large genera, there would have been 82.6 vars; as it is there are only 80

238v

(Babingtons Flora 3d Edit) Correction * & Brackets & all   

Genera with 6 species & upwards

total species

No. of species with var

number of vars

Thalictrum

6

1

1

Ranunculus

18

3

5

Viola

8

4

4

Dianthus

6

 

 

Silene

8

3

4  5

Lychnis

6

 

 

Sagina

7

1

1

Stellaria

6

1

2

Cerastium

9

4

4

Geranium

12

2

3

Medicago

6

1

1

Trifolium

20

2

2

Vicia

13

2

4

Lathyrus

9

2

2

Potentilla

11

2

3

Pyrus

7

1

1

Epilobium

11

3

5

Sedum

11

2

2

Saxifraga

20

5

8

Oenothera

7

 

 

Galium

13

3

4

Senecio

8

3

3

Carduus

11

2

3

Crepis

6

 

 

Campanula

7

1

1

Erica

6

 

 

Myosotis

8

 

 

Orobanche

9

 

 

Verbascum

7

1

2

Veronica

16

5

7

Mentha

9

5

11

Lamium

7

 

 

Chenopodium

11

2

3

Atriplex

8

1

3

 

327

62

87

 

 

 

 

Genera with 5 & species & upwards

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Ranunculus

18

 

 

Papaver

5

 

 

Fumaria

5

1

3

Cardamine

5

1

1

Draba

5

1

1

Helianthemum

5

 

 

Valerianella

5

 

 

Anthemis

5

 

 

Gnaphalium

5

1

1

Centaurea

5

 

 

Gentiana

5

 

 

Linaria

5

1

1

Scophularia

5

 

 

Calamintha

5

 

 

Stachys

5

1

1

Primula

5

1

1

Statice

5

 

 

Plantago

5

2

5

 

90

9

14

 

 

 

 

Genera with 4 species

 

 

 

Barbarea

 3

 

 

Arabis

4

 

 

Brassica

4

2

2

Thlapsi

4

1

1

Lepidium

4

 

 

Alsine

4

2

2

Lotus

4

3

5

Prunus

4

1

1

Alchemilla

4

1

1

Ribes

4

1

2

Bupleurum

4

 

 

Matricaria

4

 

 

Artemisia

4

1

1

Lactuca

4

 

 

Sonchus

4

1

1

Vaccinum

4

 

 

Pyrola

4

1

1

Erythraea

4

 

 

Cuscuta

4

 

 

Melampyrum

4

1

1

Galeopsis

4

1

1

Leucrium

4

 

 

Ajuga

4

 

 

Pinguicula

4

 

 

Lysimachia

4

 

 

 

100 96

16

19

 

 

 

 

Genera with 3 species

 

 

 

Barbarea

3

 

 

Sinapis

3

 

 

Calluna

3

2

2

Reseda

3

 

 

Drosera

3

 

 

Arenaria

3 3 1

1

 

Malva

3

 

 

Erodium

3

 

 

Linum

3

 

 

Ulex

3

 

 

Genista

3

1

1

Ononis

3

 

 

Melilotus

3

 

 

Astragalus

3

 

 

Spiraea

3

 

 

Geum

3

 

 

Myriophyllum

3

 

 

Helacinthium

3

 

 

Peucedanum

3

 

 

Torilis

3

 

 

Anthriscus

3

 

 

Lonicera

3

 

 

Valeriana

3

 

 

Inula

3

 

 

Achillea

3

 

 

Hypochaeris

3

1

1

Convolvulus

3

 

 

Lythospermum

3

 

 

Salvia

3

 

 

Utricularia

3

 

 

 

87 90

5

5


July 1857

 


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