DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES 



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A few of the tables constructed by De Candolle are given 

 as examples. 



BRITISH GUIANA (Schomburgh) 

 3254 species 



Leguminosae . . . . . 469 species 



. . . 214 

 . . - 176 



Orchideas 

 Rubiaceae 



Melastomaceae 



126 



THE ANDES OF NEW GRENADA (Humboldt) 

 1041 species 



Composite . ... . . 86 species 



Leguminosae . . . ., . , 65 



Rubiaceae . . . . . . 49 



Gramineae . . . '.''" . 42 ,, 



Orchideas . . : v * ' . 41 ,, 



AUSTRALIA AND TASMANIA (R. Brown) 

 4200 species 



Leguminosae Cyperaceae 



Euphorbiaceae Gramineae 



Compositae Myrtaceae 



Orchideae Proteaceas 



ICELAND. 402 species 



1. Cyperaceae . 



2. Gramineae . 



3. Compositae . 



4. Caryophylleas 



5 . Cruciferaa 



6. Amentaceae . 



47 



45 

 24 



23 



21 

 20 



7. Saxifrageae ' . 15 



8. Rosaceae . . 15 



9. Ericaceae . , 12 



10. Juncaceas . . 12 



1 1 . Ranunculaceae . 1 1 



12. Polygoneae . n 



As a short general conclusion De Candolle says : 



The Leguminosae . . . dislike cold. 



The Composites .... dislike cold and wet. 



The Grasses dislike drought. 



Other examples will be given when discussing the com- 

 parative relations of the various temperate and tropical floras 

 of the world. 



