The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Syms Covington? n.d. Australian Genera that advance beyond the Northern Tropic in Asia, but not in Europe. CUL-DAR50.E74. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1

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Australian Genera that advance beyond the Northern Tropic in Asia, but not in Europe- these are not included in European list of Genera - all are eminently Australian Genera.

Microtis rara (Orchidicæ) inhabits N. Zealand, Java, and Bonin!

Carex littorea - New Zealand and Japan

Bæckia - reaches China.

Stackhousia - a species is found in the Philippine Islands.

Stylidium - reaches Hong-kong.

Haloragis micrantha inhabits temperate regions of India and found also in Japan.

Lagonophora also inhabits temp: regions of India and China: the species being identical or almost so with a Tasmanian one.

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)