RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 3.1858. Omitting Senecio Coprosma & Veronica. CUL-DAR16.242. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR16 contains calculations and tables for Darwin's 'big book' Natural Selection F1583.
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March / 58 /
Omitting Senecio, Coprosma & Veronica
Genera with 4 sp & upwards |
having vars |
vars |
339— with |
51 — |
94 |
Count 22 |
1. |
1 |
361. |
52. |
95 |
|
|
|
Genera with 3, 2, & 1 |
having vars. |
vars. |
323. with |
37 — |
76 |
Carex & Uncinia must be omitted — (For close species) & Montype must be omitted
339 [-] 11 [=] 328 sp. stet 323 [-] 159 monotype [=] 164— 264 [+] 88— add genera with 4 sp.—
240. sp. in genera with 5 & upwards. 252 spec. in genera with 4, 3, & 2
These have 42 close species These have 42 close species
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March 58 Close species
Genera with 5 & upwards
4 Clematis
5 Ranunculus
10 Epilobium
2 Anistema
2 Olearia
3 Calmaria
2 Raoulia
11 Drosophyllum
2 Mysosotis
2 Polygonum
2 Pixelia
2 Pterostylis
2 Danthoria
42
Genera with 4, 3, & 2 sp.
2 Geranium
2 Carmichaelia
2 Apium
4 Alsenosima
2 Lagenophora
2 Erechtitis
2 Wahlenbergia
2 Cyalomtes
2 Olea
2 Gentiana
4 Parsonia
2 Calystegia
2 Ourisia
2 Euphoria
2 Plantago
2 Derpestes
2 Luzula
2 Calenophor
2 Poa
42
2 species are counted as 2, & triples are counted as 3
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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