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 



469 species 



2 14 



176 



Leguminosae 

 Orchideae . 

 Rubiaceae . 

 Melastomaceae 



126 



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The Andes of New Grenada (Humboldt) 

 1 04 1 species 



Australia and Tasmania (R. Brown) 



4200 species 



Leguminosae Cyperaceae 



Euphorbiaceae Gramineas 



Compositae Myrtaceae 



Orchideae Proteaceae 



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. 



