Eggelingia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, and named after the Scots forester, William Julius Eggeling. It contains 3 known species, all native to tropical Africa:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Eggelingia clavata Summerh. Eggelingia gabonensis P.J.Cribb & Laan Eggelingia ligulifolia Summerh.
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
References
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