Hexalectris spicata

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Hexalectris spicata']

• English: Spiked crested coralroot

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Bletiinae • Genus: Hexalectris • Species: Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart (1904)

Synonyms

Basionym Arethusa spicata Walter, Fl. Carol.: 222 (1788) Homotypic synonyms Corallorhiza spicata (Walter) Tidestr. in I.Tidestrom & T.Kittell, Fl. Ariz. New Mex.: 733 (1941) Heterotypic synonyms Bletia aphylla Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 194 (1818) Hexalectris aphylla (Nutt.) Raf., Neogenyton: 4 (1825) Hexalectris squamosa Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 48 (1838) Hexalectris aphylla (Nutt.) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 6: 501 (1896) Hexalectris spicata f. albolabia P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 10 (1995) Hexalectris spicata f. lutea P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 10: 23 (2004 publ. 2005) Hexalectris spicata f. wilderi P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 10: 23 (2004 publ. 2005)

 Type species

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Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizon.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Hexalectris spicata.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Hexalectris spicata