Schlegelia

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Translingual

Schlegelia calva (now Cicinnurus respublica)

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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