Schlegelia
Translingual
Schlegelia parasitica flower
Etymology
Named after the German ornithologist Hermann Schlegel (1804-84).
Proper noun
Schlegelia f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Paradisaeidae – Wilson's bird of paradise.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Schlegeliaceae – plants of the New World tropics.
Hyponyms
- (genus of bird of paradise): Schlegelia calva (syn. Schlegelia wilsoni et al.), now Cicinnurus respublica - sole species
- (genus of plant): Schlegelia violacea - type species
References
- bird of paradise
- “Schlegelia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Wilson's bird-of-paradise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cicinnurus respublica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- plant
- Schlegelia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Schlegelia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Schlegelia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Schlegelia at The Plant List
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