FLORA OF TASMANIA. 



[Distribution of Orders 



1. Proteacese has mc 



st species in th 



5 South-west ; 



next, South-east ; 



fewest in 



ilie Tropics 



2. Dilleniacese 





South-west 



„ South-east 



n 



Tropics 



3. Droseraceas 





South-west 



„ South-east 





Tropics 



4. Myoporineaa 





South-west 



„ South-east 



„ 



Tropics 



5. Butaceas 





South-east 



„ South-west 



„ 



Tropics 



6. Halorageaa 





South-east 



„ South-west 



„ 



Tropics. 



7. Pittosporea? 





South-west 



„ South-east 



„ 



Tropics 



8. Thymelese 





South-east 



„ South-west 



„ 



Tropics 



9. Haemodoracea? 





South-west 



„ South-east 



„ 



Tropics 



10. Bestiaceae 





South-west 



„ South-east 



„ 



Tropics 



Here again, Seven-tenths attain their maximum in the South-west. 

 Three-tenths „ „ South-east. 



None „ „ Tropics. 



C. Orders which are not at all peculiar to Australia, and do not there attain their maximum, 

 but of which more than half the species are peculiar, and many belong to peculiar Australian 

 genera : — 



1. Leguminosas has most species in the South-east; next, South-west; fewest in the Tropics. 



2. Myrtaceaa 



4. 



5. Irideffi 



6. Melanthaceas 



7. Santalaeeae 



„ Tropics. 



, Tropics. 



„ Tropics. 



, Tropics. 



, Tropics. 



,, Tropics. 



, Tropics. 



„ Tropics. 



This gives Five-ninths attaining their maximum in the South-east. 



Pour-ninths „ „ South-west. -~ 



None „ „ Tropics. 



D. Orders, all containing upwards of thirty species, but of which comparatively few, or none, of 

 the genera are peculiar. 



South-west 



, South-east 



South-east 



, South-west 



South-east 



, South-west 



South-west 



, South-east 



South-east 



, South-west 



South-west 



, South-east 



South-west 



, South-east 



South-east 



, South-west 



1. Graniineae has most species ? 



n the Tropics ; next, 



South-east ; fewest 



in the South-west. 



2. CyperaceaB „ 



South-west 



„ 



South-east , 



Tropics. 



3. Orchideffi „ 



South-east 



„ 



South-west , 



Tropics. 



4. Euphorbiaceae „ 



Tropics 



„ 



South-east • , 



South-west 



5. Labiate „ 



South-east 



„ 



South-west , 



Tropics. 



6. Liliaceae „ 



South-east 



„ 



South-west , 



Tropics. 



7. Eubiaceae „ 



Tropics 



„ 



South-east , 



South-west 



8. Scrophularineae „ 



Tropics 



„ 



South-east , 



South-west 



9. Ainaranthaceae „ 



South-west 



„ 



Tropics , 



South-east. 



10. Chenopodiaceaa „ 



South-west 



„ 



South-east , 



Tropics. 



11. Sapindaceaa „ 



Tropics 



„ 



South-west , 



South-east. 



12. Malvaceae „ 



Tropics 



„ 



South-east , 



South-west. 



13. ConvolvulacesB „ 



Tropics 



„ 



South-east , 



South-west. 



14. Bhamnesa „ 



Tropics 



» 



South-west , 



South-east. 



