Schlegelia is a group of plants described as a genus in 1844. Schlegelia is native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere from southern Mexico and the West Indies to southern Brazil. Species 1. \n* Schlegelia aurea - Brazil (Amazonas) 2. \n* Schlegelia axillaris - Jamaica, Lesser Antilles 3. \n* Schlegelia brachyantha - Greater Antilles, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama 4. \n* Schlegelia cauliflora - Loreto 5. \n* Schlegelia chocoensis - Colombia, Ecuador 6. \n* Schlegelia darienensis - Colombia, Ecuador 7. \n* Schlegelia dressleri - Panama, Ecuador 8. \n* Schlegelia fastigiata - Colombia, Ecuador, Central America 9. \n* Schlegelia fuscata - Colombia, Ecuador, Central America, French Guiana 10. \n* Schlegelia hirsuta - Colombia 11. \n* Schlegelia macrocarpa - Guatemala 12. \n*