Schlegelia is a group of plants described as a genus in 1844.[1][2] The genus is named after the German anatomist and physician Paul Marquard Schlegel.
Schlegelia is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere from southern Mexico and the West Indies to southern Brazil.[3]
Schlegelia is a group of plants described as a genus in 1844. The genus is named after the German anatomist and physician Paul Marquard Schlegel.
Schlegelia is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere from southern Mexico and the West Indies to southern Brazil.
Species Schlegelia aurea - Brazil (Amazonas) Schlegelia axillaris - Jamaica, Lesser Antilles Schlegelia brachyantha - Greater Antilles, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama Schlegelia cauliflora - Loreto Schlegelia chocoensis - Colombia, Ecuador Schlegelia darienensis - Colombia, Ecuador Schlegelia dressleri - Panama, Ecuador Schlegelia fastigiata - Colombia, Ecuador, Central America Schlegelia fuscata - Colombia, Ecuador, Central America, French Guiana Schlegelia hirsuta - Colombia Schlegelia macrocarpa - Guatemala Schlegelia macrophylla - French Guiana, Peru Schlegelia monachinoi - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela Schlegelia nicaraguensis - Central America, Veracruz Schlegelia pandurata - Colombia, Ecuador Schlegelia paraensis - French Guiana, Suriname, Pará Schlegelia parasitica - Jamaica Schlegelia parviflora - from Belize to S Brazil Schlegelia roseiflora - French Guiana, Peru Schlegelia scandens - northern South America Schlegelia spruceana - Guyana, Venezuela, N Brazil Schlegelia sulphurea - Colombia, Ecuador Schlegelia violacea - northern South America
