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The following table shows the numbers of the elements and their
ratios to the whole number of the species.
Table showing the numbers of the elements and their ratios to the whole
number of the species.
Endemic elements 4 1 3 17 0/0
Japanese » 8 1 2 3 4 °/o
Northern Chinese elements . 2 2 0 9 °/o
Central Chinese » . . . 6 8 6 2 8 °/o
Southern Chinese » . . . 8 2 8 3 4 °/o
Himalayan » . . . 164 7 »/o
Indian plain » 62 1 2 5 ° /o
Malayan » . . . 6 3 6 2 6 °lo
Australian » . . . 11 6 5 "/o
Total number . 2 4 1 7 1 0 0 °/o
The largest genera contained in the flora are as follows.
Vitis . . . . . . . 16 Scirpus . . . . . . 1 8
Crotalaria. . . . 15 Fimbristylis . 15
Desmodium . . . . . 22 Andropogoii . . . 10
Rubus . . . . . . . 18 Eragrostis . . . 11
Blumea . . . . 1 0 Panicum . . . . 20
Ipomaea . . . 24 Polypodium . 40
Solanurn . . . . . . 12 Aspidium . . . . 10
Viburnum. . 1 0 Asplénium 23
Polygonum . 3 0 Davallia . . . . 11
Ficus . . . . 2 4 Diplazium . . 13
Quercus . . . 20 Nephrodium . 30
Cyperus . . . . 12 Pte r is ........................ 16
Carex . . . . . 29 Trichomanes. . . 16
As is shown in this table, the Japanese, and southern Chinese, elements
are most numerously represented in the flora, then come the central
Chinese elements, next the Malayan, and the Indian-plain, then endemic
elements, the northern Chinese, and Himalayan, and lastly the Australian,
elements.
C f the largest families contained in the flora, Polypodiaceae in the
largest, then Qramineae, Leguminosae, Compositae, Crchideae, Urticaceae,
and others. The numbers of species and genera belonging to these largest
families are as follows:
I:
156 species belonging to 46 genera.
Leguminosæ 156
Compositae 125
Euphorbiaceæ 72
Urticaceæ 80
Crchidaceæ 94
Cyperaceæ 90
Gramineæ 175
Polypodiaceæ 230
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