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Genus of orchids
Govenia is a
genus of flowering plants belonging to the orchid family
Orchidaceae . The type species, Govenia superba , was transferred from Maxillaria superba and a genus name was given to commemorate J.R. Gowen, secretary of the Horticultural Society of London.
The species in this genus are
terrestrial or sometimes
epiphytic , and native to
Mexico ,
Central and
South America , the
West Indies and
Florida .
[1] This genus has
cormous , egg-shaped
pseudobulbs and thin,
plicate leaves that are always paired. According to the
Royal Horticultural Society , Gov. is the official abbreviation for this genus.
Species
The following species are recognized as of June 2014:
[1]
Govenia alba A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845
Govenia bella E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico)
Govenia ciliilabia Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama)
Govenia dressleriana E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico)
Govenia elliptica S. Watson 1891 (Mexico)
Govenia fasciata Lindl. 1 843 (Venezuela)
†
Govenia floridana P.M. Br. 2000 (Florida; extinct)
Govenia greenwoodii Dressler & Soto Arenas 2003 (Honduras)
Govenia jouyana R. González 1983
Govenia lagenophora Lindl. 1839 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico)
Govenia latifolia (Kunth) Garay & G.A.Romero 1999
Govenia liliacea (Lex.) Lindl. 1835 (Mexico; Central America)
Govenia matudae E.W.Greenw. & Soto Arenas 2002
Govenia praecox Salazar & E.W. Greenw. 1993 (Veracruz, Mexico)
Govenia purpusii Schltr. 1918
Govenia quadriplicata Rchb. f. 1866
Govenia rubellilabia García-Cruz 2006
Govenia sodiroi Schltr. 1921 (Ecuador)
Govenia superba (La Llave & Lex.) Lindl. ex Lodd. 1831 : El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico)
Govenia tequilana Dressler & Hágsater 1973 (Mexico)
Govenia tingens Poepp. & Endl. 1837-1838 (Ecuador; Peru)
Govenia utriculata (Sw.) Lindl. 1839 (Bolivia; Ecuador; Argentina)
Govenia viaria Dressler 2002
Govenia vilcabambana Dodson 1994 (Ecuador)
References
Lindley, J. (1853) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 153.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 103 ff. Oxford University Press.
External links
Media related to
Govenia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to
Govenia at Wikispecies