CHAPTER XXIII

THE ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS

THE MOUNTAIN FLORAS OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS AS ILLUSTRATED BY

THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA

The mountain-flora of Hawaii.—A third of it derived from high southern

latitudes.—An American element.—Compared with Tahiti and

Fiji.—Capacities for dispersal of the genera possessing only endemic

species.—Acæna, Lagenophora, Plantago, Artemisia, Silene, Vaccinium,

&c.—Capacities for dispersal of the genera possessing non-endemic

species.—Cyathodes, Santalum, Carex, Rhynchospora.—Fragaria chilensis,

Drosera longifolia, Nertera depressa, Luzula campestris.—Summary.

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