Schlegelia
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Wilson%27s_Bird_of_Paradise.jpg/220px-Wilson%27s_Bird_of_Paradise.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Schlegelia_parasitica_3zz.jpg/220px-Schlegelia_parasitica_3zz.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Named after the German ornithologist Hermann Schlegel (1804-84).
Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- (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
[edit]- 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