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Wullschlaegelia
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.