MOONSEED FAMILY. 517 



BERBERIDACEAE. Barberry Family. 



PODOPHYIiLUM L. 8p. PI. 1 : 505. 1753. 



Five species, temperate aud warmer regions, easteru Asia, Japan, China. North 

 America. 1. 



Podophyllum peltatum L. Sp. PL 1 : 505. 1753. Mandrake. May Apple. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : U. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 54. Chap. Fl. 18. Gray, Syu. Fl. N. A. 1, pt. 1 : 72. 



Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Ontario and New England west to Minnesota, 

 Nebraska, and Kansas, sonth to western Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 



Alabama: Tennessee Valley totheCoastplain. Most frequent in open rich woods in 

 calcareous soil throughout the mountains southward, rare. Winston, Lawrence, 

 Madison, Tuscaloosa, and Clarke counties. Baldwin County, Silvers Mill. Flowers 

 white, March; fruit ripe in May Perennial. 



Economic uses: The root, "mandrake root," "Podophyllum," United States Phar- 

 macopieia, is used medicinally. 



Type locality : " Hab. in America septentrionali." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



CAULOPHYLLUM Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 204. 1803. 



Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 205. 1803. Blue Cohosh. 



Leontice thalictroides L. Sp. PI. 1 : 312. 1753. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 411. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 53. Chap. Fl. 17. Gray, Syn. Fl. N, A. 1, pt. 1 : 70. 



Japan, Manchuria. 



Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario; New Eng- 

 land west to Minnesota and Nebraska; Ohio Valley to Missouri; south along the 

 mountains to South Carolina. 



Alabama: Mountain region. Rich shady woods, Madison County, Montesano, 

 1,. 500 feet. Flowers white, May 1; fruit ripe in .June; rare. Perennial. 



Economic uses: The rhizoma and roots are the blue cohosh of medicine — "Caulo- 

 phyllum," United States Pharniacopojia. 



Type locality: " Hab. in Virginia." 



Herb, Geol, Surv. Herb. Mohr, 



MENISPERMACEAE, Moonseed Family. 



CEBATHA Forsk. Fl. Aegypt. 171. 1755. 

 (CoccuLUS DC. Syst. Veg. 1:515. 1818.) 



About 30 species, perennials, climbers, tropical Asia, Africa, Australia. South 

 Atlantic North America, 1. 



Cebatha Carolina (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 5:102. 1894. 



Carolina Moonseed. 



Menispermum carolinum L. Sp. PI. 1 : 340. 1753. 



Coccidus caroUnus DC. Syst. Veg. 1 : 524. 1818. 



Gray, Man. ed. 6, 51. Chap. Fl. 16. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 10. Gray, Syn. 

 Fl.N. A.l, pt, 1:65. 



Mexico: 



Carolinian and Louisi.anian areas. Southern Illinois, southern Missouri south to 

 Florida to eastern Texas. 



Alabama : Tennessee Valley. Lower hills. Upper division Coast Pine belt. B.anks 

 of streams, low borders of woods. Clay County, Talladega Creek, 800 feet. Lauder- 

 dale County, Florence. Franklin, Tuscaloosa, Hale, Dallas, and Autauga counties, 

 ClarkeCounty, Suggsville (D7: Denny). Flowers greenish white, July. Fruit scarlet. 

 October. Climber; frequent. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Carolina." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



