Oestlundia

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

Oestlundia
Oestlundia luteorosea in México
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	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)

Plants of the World Online accepts four species.^[4]

• Oestlundia cyanocolumna (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) W.E.Higgins (synonyms Encyclia cyanocolumna and Epidendrum cyanocolumna) – Mexico
• Oestlundia distantiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins (synonyms Encyclia distantiflora and Epidendrum distantiflorum) – southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize
• Oestlundia ligulata (La Llave & Lex.) Soto Arenas (synonyms Epidendrum ligulatum, Epidendrum llavei, Encyclia tenuissima, Epidenrum tenuissimum, and Oestlundia tenuissima) – central and southwestern Mexico
• Oestlundia luteorosea (A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins (synonyms Encyclia luteorosea, Epidendrum luteoroseum, Encyclia linearis, Epidendrum lineare Ruiz & Pav. (1798) nom. illeg., and Epidendrum seriatum) – southern Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru