40 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



169. APLECTRUM, Nutt. Adam-aud-Eve. Orchidaeeae. 



From Greek, "without spur". A scapose herb, the corm 

 producing each season a new one by an oilset, hence the popular 

 name. One species, U. S. 



a. A. spicatiim (Walt.) B. S. P. (Arethusa spicita AValt., A- 

 plectrum hyemale Nutt., Cvmbidium hyemale Willd.). On- 

 tario to Georgia and California. Adam-and-Eve, Putty-root. 

 Goi-m mucilaginous. 



160. AP6CYNrM, L. - Dogbane. - Apocynaeeae. 



Greek name of a poisonous plant, * 'dog-bane'. Perennial 

 smooth herbs with pink or white flowers in cymes. About 8 

 species, north temperate zone; 5 in U. S. 



a. A. aiidrosaeinifoliiim L. British America, south to Georgia 



and Arizona. Dog-bane, Bitter- root, Biiter or Spreading Dog- 

 bane (Dogsbane), Catchfly*, Flytrap, Colic-root*, Honey-bloom, 

 Milk Ipecac, AVild Ipecac, Indian Hemp"-", Milkweed^, Wan- 

 dering Milkweed, Kheumati>m-weed, Western Wall-flower, 

 Ger. Kolikwurzel. Root emeto-cathartic, diaphoretic, altera- 

 tive. 



b. A. cannabiinim L. British America and throughout most of 



IJ. S. Canadian Hemp, American or Black Indian Hemp, 

 Indian Hemp*, Amy-root, Bo^v1nans-root* Bitter-root* Indian 

 Physic, Ptheumatism-weed, Milk-weed* Wild Cotton: (xer, 

 Indianischer Hanf, Canadischer Hanf, Hundt*kohl; Fr. Ch-invre 

 du Canada. Root emeto-cathartic, diaphoretic, expectorant. 



c. A. hypericifoliiim Ait. (A. cannabium var. hypericifolium 



Gray^). British America south to Ohio and New Mexico. St. 

 John's Dogbane?, Clasping-leaved Dogbane^. Often confound- 

 ed with (b) which it closely resembles. 



101. AP0DA5THERA, Arn. Apodanthera. Cuciirhitaceae. 



Perennial herbs. About 14 species, tropical America; 1 in 



U.S. 



162. APODA^THES, Poit. Apodanthes. Cytinaceae. 



Minute parasites. About 10 species, widely distributed; 1 in 



U. S. 



163. APTERIA, Nutt. Apteria. Burnianiiiceae. 



From Greek, ''leafless". Slender, practically leafless plants. 

 Thri'e or four species described, probably merely varieties of a 

 single one. North America; 1 in U. S. 



164. APOXOOETO^", L. 1781. ( Amogeton, Apogeton ).Naiadaceae. 

 Syn. Ouvirandra, Thou. 1809, AVater plants with fleshy 



farinaceous rhizomes. About 20 species, Asia, Africa and Aus- 

 tralia. Ouvirandra includes the species with fenestrated leaves. 



a. A. fenestrdle Hook. (O. fenestralis Poir. ). Madagascar, Lat- 

 tice-leaf, Lattice plant, Lace-leaf, Water-yam. Leaves a 

 mere skeleton. Fleshy tubers esculent. 



