Patterns of Flowering Periods in Selected Floras of the World(6)

세계각국의 식물상화기형에 대하여(6)

Patterns of flowering periods of Ben Lawers, Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and Tasmanian floras are compared. The total sum of each flowering period of the following floras are gradually increased from Ben Lawers to Tasmania and Eastern subarbs of Melbourne. These patterns seem to be related with the factors of temperature. A peak of the flowering periods of Ben Lawers flora occur' in July, while Eastern suburbs of Melbourne in October, and Tasmania in November to Decomber. The patterns of these flowering periods are characteristic of and divided into two categories, northern arctic and southern temperaturate hemispheric types.