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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

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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

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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. —