Wullschlaegelia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of two species in the Caribbean Islands and to much of Latin America from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. These are myco-heterotrophic plants, lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from soil fungi. \n* Wullschlaegelia aphylla (Sw.) Rchb. - West indies, Mexico, Central America, much of South America \n* Wullschlaegelia calcarata Benth. - Central America, West Indies, northern South America The genus is named for botanist Heinrich Wullschlägel.