Wullschlaegelia

I: Wullschlaegelia aphylla
II: Wullschlaegelia calcarata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Calypsoeae
Genus: Wullschlaegelia
Species: (2)
W. aphylla – W. calcarata

Name

Wullschlaegelia Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 131 (1863).

• Type species: Wullschlaegelia aphylla (Sw.) Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 131 (1863).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá. Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1863. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 21(16): 131.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 111 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Wullschlaegelia. Accessed: 2023 Dec 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Wullschlaegelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Wullschlaegelia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Wullschlaegelia. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Wullschlaegelia. Published online. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Wullschlaegelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Dec 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Wullschlaegelia
перем коми: Вулшлегелия
коми: Вулшлегелия
кырык мары: Вулшлегели
удмурт: Вулшлегелия

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