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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 



these forty-eight species, and thirty-six out of the forty-nine genera of which there are 

 representative species in the two regions, occur in New Zealand. Including vascular 

 cryptogams, of which there are 138, Engler tabulates 1094 species of New Zealand plants, 

 of which 671 are endemic. Another point to consider is the individual prominence of the 

 species and genera in question. Taking Fagus and the coniferous genera, we find that 

 they constitute the principal forests of the colder regions of the two countries. The dis- 

 tribution of the Epacrideag, Proteacese, and Restiacepe, deserves special study, as they 

 belong chiefly to the warm temperate parts of the three areas, generally speaking ; only 

 two species of Proteacese inhabit New Zealand, however, and one each of Epacridese and 

 Restiaceae South America. 



The Falkland Islands flora, which Engler separates from his " Old Oceanic Floral 

 Kingdom," is essentially Fuegian, and richer in endemic species than the Auckland, 

 Campbell and Maccmarie Islands, near New Zealand. 



DISTRIBUTION OF FALKLAND ISLANDS FLOWERING PLANTS. 1 



Name. 

 RaNUNCULACEjE. 



* Ranunculus hiternatits. 



„ maclovianus 



,, sericocepkalus 



„ hydrophilus 



,, trullifolius 



Uamadryas argentea 

 *Caltha sagittata . 



,, appendiculata . 



Crucifer.e 

 Arabia macloviana 

 *Cardamine hirsute 

 Draba falklandica 



V 



* Viola maculata . 

 ., Iridentata . 



OLAKIE.E. 



Droseraceje 



*Drosera uniflora . 



Caryophyi.le.e 

 Sagina jirocumbens 

 *Cvlobanthus subulatus . 

 , , crassifolius 

 *tStellaria debilis . 

 Cerastium arventse . 



Distribution. 



Fuegia, Kerguelen. 



Endemic. 



Endemic. 



Endemic. 



Endemic. 



Endemic. 



Fuegia, Port Famine, and Hermite Island. 



Fuegia, Port Famine, and Hermite Island. 



Endemic. 



Very widely diffused. 



Endemic. 



Magellan Strait. 



Staten Land, Port Famine, Hermite Island. 



Fuegia, Port Famine, Magellan Strait. 



Very widely diffused. 



Good Success P>ay, Hermite Island, Australasia. 



Magellan Strait, Port Famine. 



Staten Land. 



Widely diffused. 



1 From Hooker's Flora Antarctica, ii., with fuller distribution added. A few additional species have been 

 collected in the islands since the publication of this work, we believe. The genera preceded by an asterisk are 

 also represented in New Zealand. 



