Hence trees would be little likely to reach distant oceanic islands; and an herbaceous plant, which had no chance of successfully competing with the many fully developed trees growing on a continent, might, when established on an island, gain an advantage over other herbaceous plants by growing taller and taller and overtopping them.
Horregatik, zuhaitzak ez lirateke oso egokiak irla ozeaniko urrunduetara iristeko; eta kontinentean izaten diren zuhaitz ongi garatuekin lehian arrakastaz aritzeko ahalbiderik ez lukeen belar-landare batek, irla batean hazten jarririk, abantaila har liezaieke beste belar-landareei, gero eta luzeago hazi eta besteei gainez eginez.