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PLANTS OF NORTHERN OUJARAT 
6 . Systematic Synopsis. 
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Except for Cyperacees and Graminea , the Monocotyledons are very 
poorly represented. The numbers of families, genera and species in 
each class (using species as including recognised varieties) are as 
follows : — 
Dicotyledons. Monocotyledons. Total. 
Families .... 74 14 88 
Genera * * . .278 68 346 
Species . ® . . =442 172 614 
Of the 172 species of Monocotyledons 148 belong to the two familie 
mentioned above. The ratio of genera to species is 1 : T77. The ratio 
of Monocotyledons to Dicotyledons is 1 : 2*56. 
The largest families, including all with eight or more species are as 
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The largest genera, including all with four or more species, are as 
follows : — Cyperus 20, Panicum 13, Eragrosiis 12, Ip o mesa, 
Fimbristylis and Andropogon 11 each, Euphorbia 1.0, Acacia and Crota - 
laria 9 each, Hibiscus , Alysicarpus and Scirpus 8 each, Indigofera 7, 
Cor chorus, Cassia and Chloris 6 each, Cfrewia, Zizyphus , Ammannia, 
Solatium , Leucas, Phyllanthus, Ficus, Sporobolus , and Eleusine 5 each, Sida, 
Heliotropium, Merremta, Pennisetum and Ligitaria 4 each. 
Of the 346 genera no less than 254 * are represented by only a single 
species, while the same is true of 27 + families out of 88. 


* Not including Limnanthemum and Pandanus which are doubtfully determined, 
f Excluding Panddnacea for the same reason. 
