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BOTANY OF SOCOTRA. 



The ordinal composition of the phanerogamic flora may be grasped from 

 the subjoined table : — 



Table showing the ordinal composition or the phanerogamic flora 



OF SOCOTRA. 





















1 

























Eh 



ta 



1* 



1j& 





Okdeiis. 



a 



a 



V 



O 

 'a 



w5 



1 



CO 



a 



6 



a 



a 



T3 







w 



'a 



a) 



T3 



t3 C 

 C O 



gcc 









o 



o 



a 



a 







H 







H 



H 



W 



W 



O 



O 





Acanthaceae, .... 



15 



27 



3 



21 



9 







Amarantaceae, . 









6 



10 





2 









Amaryllideae, . 









2 



2 





2 



2 



X 





Ampelideae, 









1 



3 





2 









Anacardiaceae, . 









2 



4 





3 



"l 







Apocynaceae, 



Aristolochiaccas, 



Asclepiadeae, 









3 



1 



12 



3 

 1 



18 



i 



2 



1 



? 



8 



1 



7 



J 



/ Probably the species is endemic, 

 \ but cannot be determined. 



Begoniaceae, 









1 



1 





1 



1 



X 





Bixineae, . 









1 



1 













Boragineae, 









5 



18 



i 



9 



2 







Burseraceae, 









2 



11 





6 



1 







Companulaeeae, 









2 



2 













Capparideae, 









5 



11 





i 









Caryophylleae, . 









4 



7 





2 









Chenopodiaceae, 









3 



3 













Compositae, 









24 



39 





22 



9 







Commelinaceae, 









2 



4 













Convolvulaceae, 









8 



19 





"7 



i 







Urassulacea, 









2 



5 





3 









Cruci ferae, 









5 



7 



i 



3 



2 







Cncurbitaceae, . 









6 



9 



l 



2 



2 







Cyperaceae, 









6 



33 













Dioscoreaceae, . 









1 



1 





i 



1 



X 





Ebenaceae, 









1 



5 





2 









Euphorbiaceae; . 









11 



27 





16 



5 



•M 





Ficoideae, . 









5 



5 





1 



1 







Gentianeae, 









2 



4 





3 



1 







Geraniaceae, 









3 



3 



i 



1 



1 







Gramineae, 









28 



51 



l 



5 



4 







Hydrocharideae, 









1 



1 













Hypericineae, . 









1 



4 





'2 









Illecebraceae, . 









2 



2 



"2 



2 



2 



X 





Irideae, 









2 



2 





1 



1 





t The non-endemic species is repre- 

 ( sented by an endemic variety. 



Juncaceae, 









1 



1 











Labiatae, . 









7 



14 





"7 



3 







Leguminosae, . 









25 



53 



i 



16 



7 







Liuaces, . 









7 



8 





6 



5 







Lineae, 



Loranthaceae, . 

 Lythrarieae, 









1 

 1 



1 

 1 





? 





2 



1 Probably the species is endemic, 

















( but cannot be determined. 









3 



4 





1 



1 







Malpighiacea?, . 









1 



I 













Malvaceae, 









5 



17 





3 









Menispermaceae, 









1 



2 





1 









Myrsineae, 









1 



1 













Naiadaceae, 









3 



6 













Nyctaginese, 









1 



3 













Oleaceoe, . 









1 



1 





i 



"i 



X 





Onagrariese, 









1 



1 













Orehideae, 









1 



1 





i 



i 



X 





Orobanehaceae, 









2 



5 













Pa])averaceae, . 









1 



1 













Pudalinete, 









1 



1 













Pipcraceae, 









1 



3 













Plantaginoe, 









1 



1 













Pluinbagincae, . 









2 



4 





i 







t One of the species is represented 

 ( by an endemic variety. 



Polygalaceae, 









1 



3 











Polygonaceoe, . 









1 



2 





... 



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1 



