Wullschlaegelia

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Wullschlaegelia
Wullschlaegelia aphylla (left) and Wullschlaegelia calcarata (right), Illustration.
Wullschlaegelia aphylla (left) and Wullschlaegelia calcarata (right), Illustration.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diseae
Subtribe: Wullschlaegeliinae
Genus: Wullschlaegelia
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Species
  • Wullschlaegelia aphylla
  • Wullschlaegelia calcarata

Wullschlaegelia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of two species in the Caribbean Islands.

The genus is named for botanist Heinrich Wullschlägel.

[edit] References

  • Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 399-400, 2000
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