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22. The Macquarie District (Subantarctic province). 
This includes Macquarie Island and its outlying rocks. Woody plants are 
absent. The vegetation consists of tussock-moor and cushion-moor of Azorella 
Selago. The species number 34 of which the following are confined to the 
district: — Deschampsia penicellata, Poa Hamiltoni, Festuca erecta*'), Triodia 
macquariensis, Ranunculus crassipes*, Acaena adscendens®, Az a Selago*. 
Chapter II. The Families, Genera and Elements of Fu, Flora 
1. The General Statistics. 
The total number of species of vascular plants, together with such varieties 
as are of equal rank to many admitted species, is 1771”) of which. 162 are e 
pteridophyta (Filices 144), 397 monocotyledons and ı212 dicotyled ons which 
are contained in 381 genera belonging to ı05 families. The species. as El 
all floras are not of equal rank, but all transitions exist from those which 
are undoubted aggregates to ch as the more conservative taxonomists would. 
unite into one comprehensive species. If this were done the total would ; 
sink to 1490 or 8ı less then KERERHANE estimate in 1906. In any case 
the flora is not nearly so “poor” as was considered by WALLACE ), nor would 
the figures be so different from those of the British flora with which that 
distinguished author compares it, according to The London Catalogue of British = 
Plants (1908)*), were the genera Veronica, Celmisia and others to. be dealt e 
with in the same spirit as regards Rudus and Hieracium. ne: 
Coming now to certain aetailer);; the BIeHAEe ES of spec to each 
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