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Dampiera, Heliclinjsiun, Tricliinum* Of these JDryandra (Proteaccce) 

 and Trieltinum are not represented at all, and with the exception 

 of Acacia and Eucalyptus, the rest are all poorly represented. 



The following table will show the representative genera in 

 the Brisbane flora : — 



SP. IN TASMANIAN 



GENTS. 



BRISBANE. SP. 



Panicum 21 



Acacia . , 20 17 



Cyperus 19 1 



Eucalyptus 16 11 



Dendrobium ,... 11 1 



Solanum 9 2 



Polygonum 9 5 



Carex e 9 12 



Leucopogon 8 9 



Phyllanthus 8 2 



Polypodium 8 4 



Pteris 8 5 



Loranthus 8 (?) 



Pultensea 8 13 



Melaleuca 7 4 



Andropogon 7 



Persoonia 6 2 



Lindseea 6 1 



Desmodium 6 1 



If we compare some of these figures with the number of 

 species of some of the same genera in S. Australia and S. "West 

 Australia according to Hooker, the result is very striking. 



SP. in w. SP. IN S.E. 

 GENUS. 



AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIA. 



Acacia 99 133 



Eucalyptus 46 55 



Leucopogon 70 50 



*Some of these have 100 species J.n Australia, and none less than 60. 



