Schlegelia

Translingual

Schlegelia calva (now Cicinnurus respublica)

Schlegelia parasitica flower

Etymology

Named after the German ornithologist Hermann Schlegel (1804-84).

Proper noun

Schlegelia f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Paradisaeidae – Wilson's bird of paradise.
2. 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