iCO I'l-AXT LIKK OF ALABAMA. 



Ai.ahama: Coftst i)l:»in. Fl.it diimp i>iin- bivrreiis. MoMlc County, Fowl Kivor 

 Still ioti. FlowiTs (ioejt rii«o piirplo. April; rare. 

 Tvi>»< Imality not aHicrlaiiKd. 

 llVrb. (k«ol. .»inr\ . Ii<rl>. Molir. 



PONTHIEVA K. Hr. in Ait. llorl. Kow. <•(!. 1', 5 : 1!'!'. IHKi. 



'IVii HjKiiios, waiiin-r A rica. ."^oiitiu-aslirii Ani<rir;i. 1. 



Ponthieva raceinosa ^\\ alt. i Ma.\v-i i.owkkkm 1'ontiiikva. 



Irilhiisa ravrmos,, Wall. II. Car. 222. 1788. 

 n,,lniis piihrni Miclix. Fl. I'.or. Am. 2 : l.'.H. ISO!?. 

 I'onlhiirn iiUituUihim M. Kr. in Ait. Ilort. Kiw. cil. 2. 5 : 2<HI. ISl!!. 

 Craniiliix miiltiilinu Nntt. ( Jen. 2 : 1!M. 1!S1X. 

 Kll. .-;k. 2: l!«. Chap. Fl.od.H. IM. Griseb. Fl. I'.rit. W. hKl.tJXs. 



W'K.sr Indiks, Mkxuo. 1m iai»ok. 



Liniisianian area. Florida, North Carolina. 



Ai.ahama: Lower hills to Upper divi.siou Coast I'inu ln-li. Rich shady woods. 

 Talladfjjfa County. Adins Mill (E. .t. Smilli \. Clarke County, Suf,'gaville {Ih: Denny). 

 May. .June; local an<l rare. Perennial. 



Type locality: South Carolina. 



Herb. (Jcol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. • 



HEXALECTRIS IJaf. Neogen. I. 1825. 



A nionotypical saprophyte. Eastern North America. 

 Hexalectris aphyllus ( Xult. ) (iray, Man. ed. ft, .".01. 1890. 



nielia aphiiUa Nutt. (ieu. 2 : 191. 1818. 



llesah'ctnH .s^iiiamosuH Kaf. Fl. Tell. 4 : -18. 1836. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : .">01. ttray. Man. ed. (i, .")01. Chap. Fl. ir.li. 



N()KTiiei;n MicxK'o. 



Louisianian to Carolinian area. Florida to North Caridina, Kentucky, Missouri, 

 Arkansas, and Texas. 



Ai.auama: Mountain region to Lower hills. Shaded copses, rich hillsides. Clay 

 County, .Shinbout; \'alley, 800 feet. Cullman County. Hilib County, Centcrville. 

 Tuscaloosa County, ^'ances Station (E. A. Smith). Flowers light brown ])urpli8h, 

 with purple veins. .July. August ; not frequent. Never observed in the low country. 



Type locality : "In Carolina and Florida." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



APLECTRUM Nutt. (ien. 2 : 197. 1818. 



One species, temperate Nortli America. 



Aplectrum spicatum (Walt.) B. S. P. Prel. Cat. PI. N. V. 51. 1881. 



Arethii.sa xpirata Walt. Fl. Car. 222. 178><. 



Cymhidium lii/eiiiah' Willd. Sp. PI. 4:107. 1805. 



ApUrlrum Injcmair Nutt. (Jen. 2 : 198. 1818. 



Coralli>rlii:d hi/emale Hart. Fl. N. A. 2:. 52. 1822. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : .505. Gray, Man. ed. 6, .500. Chap. Fl. 4.55. 



Canadian /one to Carolinian area. Ontario to Saskatchewan; New England west 

 to Michigan, Minnesota; Ohio Valley south to Georgia. 



Alabama: Tennessee Valley. Lawrence County, Big Nancy (T. Jf. I'etern). Per- 

 ennial. 



Has of late not been observed in the State. 



Type locality: South Carolina. 



Her I). Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



EPIDENDRUM L. Sp. PI. 2:952. 17.53. 



About 400 species, mostly tropical America. Southeastern North America, 5, 

 Epidendrum conopseum R. Br. iu Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2, 5:219. 1813. 



Louisianian area. South Carolina to Florida, west to Alabama and Mississippi. 



Ai.aija.ma: Coast plain. Epiphytii- on large magnolias and live oaks in dense 

 damp woods on baniinocks. Mobile County." Baldwin County. Blakely. Flowers 

 green, fragrant. July; not rare. Perennial. 



Type locality : " Native of Florida. Mr. William ISartram." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



