Govenia

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Govenia
Govenia.jpg
Govenia capitata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Calypsoinae
Genus: Govenia
Lindl., 1832
Type species
Govenia superba
(La Llave & Lex.) Lindl. ex Lodd.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucnemis Lindl.
  • Eucnemia Rchb.

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]

  1. A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845
  2. E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico)
  3. Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama)
  4. E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico)
  5. S. Watson 1891 (Mexico)
  6. Govenia fasciata Lindl. 1843
  7. Govenia floridana P.M. Br. 2000
  8. Dressler & Soto Arenas 2003 (Honduras)
  9. R. González 1983
  10. Lindl. 1839 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico)
  11. (Kunth) Garay & G.A.Romero 1999
  12. Govenia liliacea (Lex.) Lindl. 1835 (Mexico; Central America)
  13. E.W.Greenw. & Soto Arenas 2002
  14. Salazar & E.W. Greenw. 1993 (Veracruz, Mexico)
  15. Schltr. 1918
  16. Rchb. f. 1866
  17. García-Cruz 2006
  18. Schltr. 1921 (Ecuador)
  19. Govenia superba (La Llave & Lex.) Lindl. ex Lodd. 1831 : El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico)
  20. Dressler & Hágsater 1973 (Mexico)
  21. Poepp. & Endl. 1837-1838 (Ecuador; Peru)
  22. Govenia utriculata (Sw.) Lindl. 1839 (Bolivia; Ecuador; Argentina)
  23. Dressler 2002
  24. Dodson 1994 (Ecuador)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • 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
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