Govenia

Govenia superba (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Calypsoeae
Genus: Govenia

Overview of species

G. alba – G. bella – G. ciliilabia – G. dressleriana – G. elliptica – G. fasciata – G. floridana – G. greenwoodii – G. jouyana – G. lagenophora – G. latifolia – G. liliacea – G. matudae – G. plowmanii – G. polychroma – G. praecox – G. purpusii – G. quadriplicata – G. renilabia – G. rubellilabia – G. sodiroi – G. superba – G. tequilana – G. tingens – G. utriculata – G. viaria – G. vilcabambana

Name

Govenia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 153 (1832)

Type species: Govenia superba (Lex.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 153 (1832)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Eucnemis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 161 (1833)
- Eucnemia Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 53 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida.
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Southern South America‘‘‘
  - Argentina Northwest, Paraguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. (1853) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 153.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 103 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Govenia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 April 21.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Govenia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 April 21.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Govenia. Published online. Accessed 21 April 2019.

The Plant List 2013. Govenia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 April 21.

Tropicos.org 2019. Govenia . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 April 21.

Vernacular names

English: govenia

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