Ponthieva brittoniae Ames. Britton’s Shadow Witch. Phen: Dec-Mar. Hab: Limestone solution holes in pine rocklands and rockland hammocks. Dist: S. FL (Miami-Dade County); West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The species is named for Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (née Knight) (January 9, 1858 – February 25, 1934).
Synonymy: = FNA26, K3, K4, WH3, Brown (2002), Correll (1950); = Ponthieva brittonae – Bah, S, S13, WI, orthographic variant; = Ponthieva racemosa (Walter) C.Mohr var. brittonae (Ames) Luer – Luer (1975), orthographic variant
Heliophily: 2
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