''Oestlundia'' is a genus of orchids within the subtribe Laeliinae. The species in this genus are distributed from Mexico to Venezuela.

Taxonomic history

''Encyclia'' sect. ''Oestlundia'' was published in 1971 by Robert Louis Dressler, Dressler and Glenn E. Pollard, Pollard, before the genus ''Encyclia'' was accepted. In 2001, W.E.Higgins, Higgins removed this taxon from the genus ''Epidendrum'' and elevated it to generic rank, removing ''Microepidendrum subulatifolium, E. subulatifolium'' in the process.

Acceptance

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

Species (and synonymy)

Plants of the World Online accepts four species. * ''Oestlundia cyanocolumna'' (synonyms ''Encyclia cyanocolumna'' and ''Epidendrum cyanocolumna'') – Mexico * ''Oestlundia distantiflora'' (synonyms ''Encyclia distantiflora'' and ''Epidendrum distantiflorum'') – southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize * ''Oestlundia ligulata'' (synonyms ''Epidendrum ligulatum'', ''Epidendrum llavei'', ''Encyclia tenuissima'', ''Epidenrum tenuissimum'', and ''Oestlundia tenuissima'') – central and southwestern Mexico * ''Oestlundia luteorosea'' (synonyms ''Encyclia luteorosea'', ''Epidendrum luteoroseum'', ''Encyclia linearis'', ''Epidendrum lineare'' Hipólito Ruiz López, Ruiz & Pav. (1798) ''nom. illeg.'', and ''Epidendrum seriatum'') – southern Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru

References

External links

* 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 * Laeliinae genera Laeliinae {{Laeliinae-stub