30 



AET. 1!). — v.. HAYATA : 



Temperate elements 

 Tropical elements 



320 = 81 % of tlie whole number 

 45 = 12 9/ 



Arctic, antarctic & alpine 1 ^y 



elements J 



7X „ 



Total 



392 =100 9 



Thus, the flora is, in general, temperate, having as many as 

 320 species of temperate character, or SI % of the whole number 

 of the elements. 



The total number of the species in the flora is 392, belong- 

 ns: to 79 families and 266 genera. 



2) Ploristic Relationship between Pormosa 

 and Neigtibouring Countries. 



The numbers of the elements in the regions under comparison 

 are shown in the following table. 



As shown in the above table, the island has the strongest 

 affinity to central and southern China and Japan ; next, to the 



