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Hooker N Zealand Flora

List of genera with 4 species

Melicytus       Stellaria Geranium Hartighsea Tillæa Arabis Nertera Lagenophora [Lephanth] Euptilota        Favolus Sutton Paron [Cagibya] Euphrasia Plantago Fagus Prasophylum Isolepis [Lampocarya] Poa [Fuschia] [totals]

No of sp. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 88

sp with vars     2 1       1 1 2   1   1 1   1 1   3 1   16

no. of vars     4 1       2 3 3   1   1 3   2 3   7 1   31

 

339 [-] 88 [=] 251    51 [-] 16 [=] 35 251 : 35 :: 88 [x] 35 [=] 3080 [÷] 251 [=] 12.2 : X = 12.2

In Proportion to the larger genera, these genera of 4 each, ought to have had 12.2 species presenting vars, but really they present 16, ie they vary more proportionally than the larger genera, above 4 all taken together.)

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List of genera with 3 species

List of genera with 3 species

		sp.	vars
Pomedoria.	3
Acaena	3
Myrtis	3
Cassinia	3
Ozothemum	3
Cyathodes	3—	2—	4
Lenappa	3	1	2
Epacris	3	1
Olea	3	1	2
Ourisia	3
Ulmus	3—
Atripl	3
Urtic	3	1—	1
D[illeg]	3—
Cy[illeg]	3
Calid[illeg]	3
Cordylina	3
Calo[illeg]	3
S[illeg]	3
C[illeg]	3
S[illeg]	3
Di[illeg]	3
Dy[illeg]	3
[totals] 23	69	6	9

323 [-] 69 [=] 254    37 [-] 6 [=] 31


254—ie genera with 2 & 1 species : 31—number of species with vars :: 69—species in genera of 3 each [x] 31 [=] 2139 [÷] 254 [=] 7 8.4  : X = 8.4

According to the standard of the genera with only 1 & 2 species the genera with 3 species ought at least to have had 8.4 species with vars, but they have only 6 species.—

General conclusion from Both sides of these Pages

Genera with 4 vary too much & genera with 3 vary too little according to my theory.—