Puneet Varma (Editor)

Wullschlaegelia

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Scientific name
  
Wullschlaegelia

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Calypsoeae

Higher classification
  
Orchids

Order
  
Asparagales

Wullschlaegelia httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Orchids, Pogoniopsis, Kreodanthus, Funkiella, Hapalorchis

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.

  • 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.

    References

    Wullschlaegelia Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA