''Schlegelia'' is a group of plants described as a genus in 1844.
Tropicos, ''Schlegelia'' Miq.
/ref> The genus is named after the German anatomist and physician Paul Marquard Schlegel
Paul Marquard Schlegel Latinized as Paulus Marquartus Slegelius (23 August 1605 – 20 February 1653) was a German physician and anatomist known for his public demonstrations in anatomy and for being an early proponent of blood circulation. The pla ...
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''Schlegelia'' is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere
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from southern Mexico
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and the West Indies
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to southern Brazil
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References
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Schlegeliaceae
Lamiales genera