THE ERA OF THE NON-ENDEMIC GENERA OF FLOWERING PLANTS (_continued_)
THE MOUNTAIN-FLORAS OF THE TAHITIAN AND FIJIAN REGIONS
The mountain-flora of the Tahitian region, as illustrated by the
non-endemic genera.—Derived chiefly from high southern
latitudes.—Weinmannia, Coprosma, Vaccinium, Astelia, Coriaria,
Cyathodes, Nertera depressa, Luzula campestris.—The mountain flora of
Rarotonga.—The mountain-flora of the Fijian region, as illustrated by
the non-endemic genera.—Weinmannia, Lagenophora, Coprosma, Astelia,
Vaccinium, Nertera depressa.—The Fijian Coniferæ.—Dammara, Podocarpus,
Dacrydium.—Not belonging to the present era of dispersal.—The age of
dispersal of the Coniferæ in the Pacific.—Earlier than the age of
Compositæ and Lobeliaceæ.—The first in the Mesozoic period.—The last
in the Tertiary period.—Summary
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