RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. List of Genera with Big-type var[ietie]s showing how many species. CUL-DAR16.296. (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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Gen great vars

Ranunculus

13

2

2

1

Cardamine

5

1

1

 

Viola

17

1

3

 

Hypericum

14

1

1

 

Erica

5

1

1

 

Polygala

13

1

1 ✔

 

X Lathyrus

4

1

1 ✔

 

Geum

8

1

1

1

Crataegus

8

2

4 ✔

 

Epilobium

5

1

1 ✔

 

Thapsus

4

2

3

1?

Lonicera

8

1

1

1

—

 

 

 

 

Oldenlandia

5

1

2 ✔

 

Liatris

10

1

1 ✔

 

Aster

38

2

3 ✔

 

Solidago

25

1

2 ✔

1

Coreopsis

12

1

1 ✔

 

Cirsium

8

1

1

 

Campanula

4

1

1

 

Vaccinium

11

1

4

 

Plantago

6

1 3 2

 

 

Pycnanthem

9

1

1

 

Phlox

9

1

1

 

Galium

9

1

1

 

Polygonum

15

2

3

 

Rumex

5

1

1

 

Quercus

18

2

3

 

Populus

6

1

1

 

Potamogeton

12

2

2

 

 

36  35

 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genera

Actaea

1

1

2

1

Spergularia

1

1

1 ✔

 

Tilia

2

1

1 ✔

 

Euonymus

2

1

1 ✔

 

Aesculus

3

1

1 ✔

 

Rhyncaria

1

1

3 ✔

 

Andromeda

1

1

5 ✔

2 ?

Opuntia

1

1

1

1 ?

Philadelphus

1

1

1 ✔

 

Xanthium

1

1

1

 

Menziesia

1

1

1

 

Statice

1

1

1

 

Sonchus

1 3 1

1

 

 

Lycopus

2 3 1

2

 

 

Calam.

1

1

1

 

Stachys

2

1

2

 

Myosot

3

1

1

 

Dichord

1 3 1 3 1

 

 

 

Physalis

3

1 3 1

 

 

Callitriche

3

2 3 2

 

 

 

21

31

 

 

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Trillium

7

1

1

Luzula

5

1

1

Cyperus

19

1

1

Eleocharis

16

1

1

Agrostis

4

1

1

Spartium

4

1

2

 

6

7

 

 

36

50  49

 

 

42

57  56

 

Subtract with  4 species

6

8

 

 

36

49  48

 

 

number of species

number of Big vars

 

Carex

2

2

 

  38

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinna

1

1

1

Bouletia

3

1

1

Festuca

3

1

1

Trisetum

2

1

1

 

4

4

 

 

21

31

 

 25

31

 

 

add with 4 species

6

8

 

 

31

43 (+ 49 = 92)

 

 

number of sp

number of Big vars

 

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