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Coilostylis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Laeliinae

Scientific name
  
Coilostylis

Order
  
Asparagales

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Epidendreae

Species
  
See text

Rank
  
Genus

Coilostylis Coilostylis ciliaris syn Epidendrum ciliare Tropic Orchides

Lower classifications
  
Epidendrum ciliare, Coilostylis clavata

Epidendrum ciliares coilostylis ciliaris


Coilostylis is a genus of orchids. It was split off from the "supergenus" Epidendrum in 2004. This genus features pseudobulbs, large bracts around the flowers, and flowers that are typically resupinate, with the trilobate lip adnate to the column and having a long thin midlobe. It is not unusual for this genus to produce keikes.

Contents

Coilostylis Coilostylis oerstedii

Epidendrum oerstedii coilostylis oerstedii e cilare var oerstedii


Species

  • C. ciliare, recognized by Kew as E. ciliare, is the type species of Coilostylis
  • C. claviata is native to Costa Rica. In the opinion of Kew, the name of this taxon is E. purpurascens

    • Coilostylis Coilostylis formerly Epidendrum oerstedii

  • C. cuspidata, formerly E. cuspidatum is often confused with C. ciliare.
  • C. falcata is a lithophyte from Mexico. The leaves are "sicle shaped," hence falcata. A picture may be found at

    • http://www.abundaflora.com/epi_falcatum.htm

    Coilostylis IOSPE PHOTOS

  • C. lacertina, formerly E. lacertinum. Harding has contributed a photo which can be found at The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia.
  • C. oerstedii, formerly E. oerstedii, native to Costa Rica and Panama, has green-white flowers and a diamond-shaped elongated midlobe on the lip. Although sometimes cited as Epidendrum ciliare var oerstedii, the lateral lobes of the lip are not ciliate. A nice picture can be found at

    • http://www.orchidspecies.com/coiloerstedii.htm

    Coilostylis Flickriver Most interesting photos tagged with coilostylis

  • C. parkinsoniana, formerly E. parkinsonianum has fragrant flowers which closely resemble but are much larger than the flowers of E. nocturnum, the type species of Epidendrum. Some pictures can be found at http://www.acao.cat/wiki/index.php?title=Coilostylis_parkinsoniana&redirect=no
  • C. vivipara (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding, formerly E. viviparum, has fusiform pseudobulbs bearing two leaves, membranacious bracts as long as the ovary, and unfringed lateral lobes of the lip. This species was named for its habit of producing many keikeis. A photo of a plant, with a flowering keikei, can be found at

    • Coilostylis IOSPE PHOTOS

    http://www.orchidspecies.com/orphotdir/epipurpurescens.jpg A digitized version of the original publication in Ewdwards's Botanical Register can be found on page 10 (after the plates) of http://www.botanicus.org/item/31753002748405

    Acceptance

    Coilostylis Ricardo39s Blog Coilostylis Epidendrum ciliare a night fragrant

    Althouogh the existence of the taxon Coilostylis is hard to deny, there remains some debate about its rank: is this a genus, subgenus, section, or subsection? A brief summary of recent thought (since the publication of The Debatable Epidendrums) is provided.

    Coilostylis httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

    In January, 2005, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, published Orchid Research Newsletter Number 45, announcing that Volume 4 of Genera Orchidacearum was being sent to the printers. This Newsletter listed the new assignment of species to Coilostylis. (This reference can be found at http://www.kew.org/herbarium/orchid/orn45.pdf)

    As recently as December 2007, The RHS Orchid Hybrid Registration Authority was still calling Coilostylis vivipara by the name "Epidendrum viviparum Lindl." In the same issue of Orchid Review, the RHS announced that the changes in Volume 4 of Genera Orchidacearum were now reflected in new registrations. (This reference can be found at http://www.rhs.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/EB660871-3BBF-43B1-8DB6-5ECF714E7C7F/0/orrevMar08.pdf)

    References

    Coilostylis Wikipedia
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