Wullschlaegelia
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Wullschlaegelia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of two species in the Caribbean Islands and to much of Latin America from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. These are myco-heterotrophic plants, lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from soil fungi.[2][3][4] The genus has previously been included in the tribe Calypsoeae, but is now included as the only genus in the tribe Wullschlaegelieae, pending further study.[5]
- Wullschlaegelia aphylla (Sw.) Rchb. - West indies, Mexico, Central America, much of South America
- Wullschlaegelia calcarata Benth. - Central America, West Indies, northern South America
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Wullschlaegelia | |
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Wullschlaegelia aphylla (left) Wullschlaegelia calcarata (right) illustration circa 1895[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Wullschlaegelieae Dressler |
Genus: | Wullschlaegelia Rchb.f. |
Type species | |
Wullschlaegelia aphylla |
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The genus is named for botanist Heinrich Wullschlägel.