''Oestlundia'' is a genus of
orchid within the subtribe
Laeliinae. Its component species are found from
Mexico to
Venezuela.
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 abbreviated ...
'' was accepted. In 2001,
Higgins removed this taxon from the genus ''
Epidendrum'' 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)
The World Checklist lists four species, all published together with the genus:
* ''
Oestlundia cyanocolumna
''Oestlundia'' is a genus of orchid within the subtribe Laeliinae. Its component species are found from Mexico to Venezuela.
Taxonomic history
''Encyclia'' sect. ''Oestlundia'' was published in 1971 by Dressler and Pollard, before the g ...
'' = ''
Epidendrum cyanocolumna'' or ''
Encyclia cyanocolumna''
* ''
Oestlundia distantiflora
''Oestlundia'' is a genus of Orchidaceae, orchid within the subtribe Laeliinae. Its component species are found from Mexico to Venezuela.
Taxonomic history
''Encyclia'' sect. ''Oestlundia'' was published in 1971 by Robert Louis Dressler, Dres ...
'' = ''
Epidendrum distantiflorum'' or ''
Encyclia distantiflora''
* ''
Oestlundia luteorosea'' = ''
Epidenrum luteoroseum'', ''
Encyclia luteorosea'', ''Epidendrum lineare''
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& Pav. (1798) ''nom. illeg.
''Nomen illegitimum'' (Latin for illegitimate name) is a technical term, used mainly in botany. It is usually abbreviated as ''nom. illeg.'' Although the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants uses Latin terms for other k ...
'', ''
Encyclia linearis'', or ''
Epidendrum seriatum''
* ''
Oestlundia tenuissima'' = ''
Epidenrum tenuissimum'' or ''
Encyclia tenuissima''
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
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