''Oestlundia'' is a genus of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

s within the subtribe

Laeliinae Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as '' Brassavola'', ''Laelia'' and ''Cattleya''. The genus ''Epidendrum'' is the largest within this subtribe, containing about 1500 species. This is followed by the genus ''En ...

. The species in this genus are distributed from

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Taxonomic history

''Encyclia'' sect. ''Oestlundia'' was published in 1971 by Dressler and Pollard, before the genus ''

Encyclia :''Encyclia'' is also a Greek term for the Codex Encyclius ''Encyclia'' is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek ''enkykleomai'' ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. It is abbreviate ...

'' was accepted. In 2001, Higgins removed this taxon from the genus ''

Epidendrum ''Epidendrum'' , abbreviated Epi in the horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,500 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name (from Greek language, Greek ''επί, epi'' an ...

'' and elevated it to generic rank, removing '' 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)

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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''

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& 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