Table 4.
Number of flowering plants and number of ferns, showing the residuals of log species–log area regression
| Number of flowering plants | Number flowering plant endemics (% of species) | Residuals of species–area in flowering plants | Number of ferns | Number of fern endemics (% of species) | Residuals of species–area in ferns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 12,000 | 8160 (68) | 0.452 | 552 | 237 (41.7) | 0.348 |
| Cape Verde | 659 | 92 (14) | −0.212 | 29 | 2 (6.89) | −0.633 |
| St Helena | 320 | 256 (80) | −0.107 | 31 | 12 (38.7) | 0.041 |
| Tristan da Cunha | 157 | 40 (26) | −0.449 | 35 | 6 (17.14) | 0.106 |
All data about vascular plants are from Hobohm (2000).