Wullschlaegelia
| Wullschlaegelia | |
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Wullschlaegelia aphylla (left) Wullschlaegelia calcarata (right) illustration circa 1895 |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Calypsoeae |
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Wullschlaegelia Rchb. f. |
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.
The genus is named for botanist Heinrich Wullschlägel.
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