328 OECHIDACEAE 



1. Hexalectris spicata (Walt.) Barnhart. Stem 1-5 dm. tall, scaly: raceme 

 loosely-flowered: lateral sepals half -ovate, 16-20 mm. long: petals oblong-spatulate : 

 lip 16-18 mm. long, with a narrow base, wide lateral lobes and a crisped middle lobe: 

 capsules 2-2.5 cm. long. 



In woods, Virginia to Missouri, Florida, Texas and Mexico. Summer. 



38. PLEUROTHALLIS K. Br. 



Epiphytic herbs. Leaves usually solitary: blade thick. Flowers in elongated 

 spike-like racemes, or in clusters. Perianth usually pale. Sepals converging or nearly 

 erect, distinct, or the lateral ones partially united. Petals mostly shorter than the 

 sepals. Lip usually pandurate, smaller than the petals. Column short. Capsules 

 erect or nodding. 



1. Pleurothallis ge"lida Lindl. Plants 1-3 dm. tall: leaf -blades oblong to 

 oblong-lanceolate, 8-16 cm. long: flower-stalks 1-3 arising from the axil of a bract, 

 1-2 cm. long : perianth yellowish : lateral sepals nearly linear, 5-5.5 mm. long : petals 

 broadened upward, 3.5-4 mm. long : lip about 2 mm. long. 



In hammocks, near Everglade, Florida. Also in the West Indies. 



39. BLETIA R. & P. 



Caulescent herbs with corms. Leaves several from the top of the corm mostly 

 persisting until after the lateral flower-stem arises. Flowers in a terminal raceme 

 with minute bracts. Perianth mainly pink or purplish. Lateral sepals slightly 

 inequilateral. Petals quite similar to the lateral sepals. Lip wide, crested, 3-lobed, 

 the middle lobe crisped. Capsules mostly erect. 



1. Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC. Leaf -blades broadly linear to linear-elliptic, 

 1.5-3.5 dm. long, attenuate: flower-stalk 311 dm. tall: lateral sepals oblong-ovate to 

 broadly oblong, 11-16 mm. long, abruptly acuminate: petals oval or ovate-oval, barely 

 as long as the sepals: lip 11-15 mm. long, with a broad base, ear-like lateral lobes and 

 a crisped and crested middle lobe: capsule 3-4 cm. long. [B. verecunda E. Br.] 



In pine lands, peninsular Florida. Also in the West Indies. 



40. AFLECTRUM Nutt. 



Caulescent herbs with a chain of corms. Leaf solitary terminating the corm, 

 decaying before the lateral scaly stem arises. Flowers few in a terminal raceme. 

 Perianth brownish yellow, mixed with purple. Lateral sepals narrow, slightly curved. 

 Petals slightly longer than the sepals. Lip dilated, 3-lobed, 3-ridged above the claw, 

 spurless. Capsules drooping. ADAM-AND-EVE. PUTTY-ROOT. 



1. Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl.) Torr. Leaf autumnal, or slightly earlier; 

 blade elliptic, 4-20 cm. long: flower-stalk vernal, 2-6 dm. tall: lateral sepals linear- 

 spatulate 10-13 mm. long: petals spatulate: lip 11-12 mm. long, the blade with 2 

 oblong-ovate lateral lobes and a suborbicular crenulate middle lobe: capsules 2-2.5 

 cm. long. 



In woods, Ontario to Saskatchewan, Georgia, Missouri and California. Spring. 



41. CYRTOFODIUM E. Br. 



Epiphytic herbs. Leaves borne on a short club-like pseudobulb, from the base of 

 which arises the lateral flower-stalk. Flowers in a terminal panicle. Perianth mainly 

 brown or yellowish. Lateral sepals relatively broad. Petals longer than the sepals. 

 Lip wider than long, the lateral lobes larger than the middle one, the claw jointed to 

 the slender column-foot. Capsules drooping. 



1. Cyrtopodium punctatum (L.) Lindl. Pseudobulbs 1.5-4 dm. long: leaf- 

 blades broadly linear-attenuate, 3-7 dm. long : flower-stalks 8*-15 dm. long : perianth 



