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 (29)

G. alba – G. bella – G. capitata – G. ciliilabia – G. dressleriana – G. elliptica – G. fasciata – G. floridana – G. gardneri – 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. TDWG – 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

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Govenia. Accessed: 2021 Aug 22.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Govenia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Govenia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Govenia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Govenia. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Govenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Govenia

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