Taxonavigation

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Columneinae
Genus: Oerstedina
Species: O. cerricola – O. mexicana – O. suffrutescens

Name

Oerstedina Wiehler, Selbyana 2(1): 115 (-116). (1977)

• Type species: Oerstedina cerricola Wiehler, Selbyana 2 (1): 116, pl. 33A. (1977)
  

Note: Govaerts et al. (2020) subsume the type into Rufodorsia leaving the other two species as unplaced. However, note Clark et al. (2012 & 2020) maintain the segregation of the genera and this is followed here.

References

• Wiehler, H.J. 1977. Selbyana 2(1): 115 (-116).
• Clark, J.L., Funke, M.M., Duffy, A.M. & Smith, J.F. 2012. Phylogeny of a Neotropical clade in the Gesneriaceae: more tales of convergent evolution. International Journal of Plant Sciences 173(8): 894-916. DOI: 10.1086/667229 PDF Reference page. 
• Clark J.L., Skog L.E., Boggan J.K. & Ginzbarg, S. 2020. Index to names of New World members of the Gesneriaceae (subfamilies Sanangoideae and Gesnerioideae). Rheedea: Official Journal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 190-256. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.14 PDF Reference page. 
• Smith, J.F. & Clark, J.L. 2013. Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal undiscovered monospecific genera in the tribe Episcieae (Gesneriaceae). Systematic Botany 38(2): 451-463. DOI: 10.1600/036364413X666723 PDF Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Oerstedina in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Oerstedina. Published online. Accessed: July 25 2020.