FLORA OF TASMANIA. 
On the Tasmanian Flora. 
For an account of the physical features of Tasmania, in so far as they affect the vegetation, I 
must refer to Strzelecki's excellent f Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's 
Land/ where the relations of the forest to the soil and elevation, and of all these features in Tas- 
mania to those of south-eastern Australia, are well portrayed. 
The primary feature of the Tasmanian Flora is its identity in all its main characters with the 
Victorian, and especially of the mountainous parts of that colony j it differs only in having fewer 
orders, genera, species, more Antarctic and New Zealand elements, and fewer tropical, all of which 
might be expected from its geographical position and its climate, which is much more equable and 
humid than any district of Australia. There is, indeed, one part of Victoria, viz. Wilson's promon- 
tory, of which the vegetation is described as peculiarly Tasmanian, and a glance at the map shows 
that here again geographical proximity and uniformity of vegetation go together. There are besides 
a very few south-western Australian types in Tasmania, that have not also been found in the eastern 
Australian continent. 
Before proceeding with the analysis of the Tasmanian Flora, I shall give a list of the species, 
with the distribution of each, and indicate the Floras of which each genus may be considered most 
strongly representative. These are :— 1. The Australian continent; 2. New Zealand and Polynesia; 
3. The Antarctic Islands; 4. South American ; 5. Europe (including North America, North Asia, and 
North India, in so far as these share European features). Many species may be classed under two or 
more of these divisions, as Anemone, which is absent in Australia and New Zealand, but is Antarctic, 
American, and European. I have also put an asterisk to every species considered by Mueller, Archer 
or myself as probably a variety, and noted which are subalpine and alpine. Mr. Archer has further 
revised the list, and added " Ch." to every species found within fifteen miles of Chcshunt. 
DICOTYLEDONS. 
1. Clematis coriacea, BO. Ch. ... 
2. Clematis *blanda, Hook 
3. Clematis *gentianoides, DC. .... 
4. Clematis linearifolia, St cud 
5. Anemone crassifolia, Hook 
6. Ranunculus aquatilis, L. Ch. . . . 
7. Ranunculus Gunnianus, Hook. Ch. . 
8. Ranunculus hirtus, B. Sf S. Ch. . . 
9. Ranunculus lappaceus, Sm. Ch. . . 
10. Ranunculus *scapigerus, Hook Ch. . 
11. Ranunculus *nanus, Hook. Ch. . . 
12. Ranunculus *glabrifolius, Hook. Ch. 
13. Ranunculus *inconspicuus, Hook. Ch. 
14. Ranunculus *cuneatus, Hook. Ch. 
Australia 
Tasmania. 
Australia. 
Tasmania (subalp.) 
Tasmania, temp. zon< 
Austral, (subalp.) 
N. Zeal. 
Tasmania (subalp.). 
Europe, South America. 
Europe, etc. 
