Oestlundia

Oestlundia is a validly published genus of orchid within the subtribe Laeliinae. Its component species are found from Mexico to Venezuela.

Oestlundia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Epidendreae
Subtribe:
Laeliinae
Genus:
Oestlundia

W.E.Higgins

Taxonomic history

Encyclia sect. Oestlundia was published in 1971 by Dressler and Pollard, before the genus Encyclia was accepted. In 2001, Higgins removed this taxon from the genus Epidendrum and elevated it to generic rank, removing E. subulatifolium in the process.[1]

Acceptance

On October 28, 2009, the World Checklist (WCSP) stated that this name was accepted,[2] the World Checklist also states that the independence of this genus is accepted in Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4 (2001).[3]

Species (and synonymy)

The World Checklist lists four species, all published together with the genus:

  • Oestlundia cyanocolumna = Epidendrum cyanocolumna or Encyclia cyanocolumna
  • Oestlundia distantiflora = Epidendrum distantiflorum or Encyclia distantiflora
  • Oestlundia luteorosea = Epidenrum luteoroseum, Encyclia luteorosea, Epidendrum lineare Ruiz & Pav. (1798) nom. illeg., Encyclia linearis, or Epidendrum seriatum
  • Oestlundia tenuissima = Epidenrum tenuissimum or Encyclia tenuissima
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References
  1. C. L. Withner & P. A. Harding. The Cattleyas and their relatives: the debatable Epidendrums, Timber Press, Portland OR. p. 201
  2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=255801&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=255801&status=true
  3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/acceptedRef.do?accepted_id=255801&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=255801&status=true
  • Pictures of Oestlundia cyanocolumna can be found at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericinsf/713395864/ and at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericinsf/2636090301/in/set-72157605941489835/
  • A picture of Oestlundia luteorosea can be found at http://www.orchidstudium.com/Estrangeiras/Oestlundia.html
  • "WCSP". World Checklist of selected plant families.


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