NO. 6 gentry: land plants 25 



ZINGIBERACEAE 

 CosTUS SPICATUS Jacq. 



Caledonia Harbor, Mt. Vernon, April 3, Elmore L22; in shaded clay 

 soil of the open forest, flowers yellow. 



Distribution : Central America. 

 Renealmia cernua (Swartz) Macbr. 



Caledonia Harbor, Mt. Vernon, April 3, Elmore LIS; shaded in hot 

 open forest. 



Distribution : Tropical forests from Costa Rica to Peru. 



ORCHIDACEAE 

 Brassavola nodosa Lindl. 



Bahia Honda, March 28, Elmore H2; growing on coconut tree on 

 upper beach, flowers white. 



Distribution: From Mexico through Central America to northern 

 South America and the West Indies. This orchid is the national flower of 

 Panama. 

 LocKHARDiA Oerstedii Richb. f. 



Bahia Honda, March 28, Elmore H23; Nature Trail Camp No. 1 on 

 Madden Dam Highway, April 1, Elmore J3; on moist, shaded, sandy, 

 clay, stream bank. 



Distribution : Guatemala to Panama. 

 Trigonidium Egertonianum Batem 



Bahia Honda, March 28, Elmore H48; in a tree at sea level, flowers 

 greenish yellow tinged with brown. 



Distribution : Mexico, British Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. 



PIPERACEAE 

 Piper tuberculatum Jacq. 



Caledonia Harbor, Mt. Vernon, April 26, Elmore L32, L33; in level 

 forest in shaded moist clay soil. 



Distribution: Vera Cruz and Nayarit through Central America to 

 South America. 



No. L33 differs from No. L32 in having glabrous leaves, otherwise 

 the two collections agree and fall within the normal variation of this 

 widespread species. 



