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Wullschlaegelia

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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. 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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador
Observations recorded1,026

Wullschlaegelia is een geslacht met twee soorten uit de orchideeënfamilie, onderfamilie Epidendroideae. Het geslacht komt voor in Midden- en Zuid-Amerika en in de Caraïben.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
16
With media
7
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
SEL, F, MO, UEFS, UFRB, UFMT
Recorded in
Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Perú, Panama, Argentina, Brasil, Costa Rica
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Category:Wullschlaegelia
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Wullschlaegelia
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Wullschlaegelia
taxon common name
Вулшлегелия
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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. 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. Wullschlaegelia aphylla (Sw.) Rchb. - West indies, Mexico, Central America, much of South America Wullschlaegelia calcarata Benth. - Central America, West Indies, northern South America

The genus is named for botanist Heinrich Wullschlägel.

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