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.


242

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

242v

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


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