Govenia
| Govenia | |
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| Govenia capitata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Calypsoeae |
| Subtribe: | Goveniinae[1] |
| Genus: | Govenia Lindl., 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Govenia superba (La Llave & Lex.) Lindl. ex Lodd. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Govenia Lindl. 1832, is a genus of plants belonging to the 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 and confidential secretary to the Earls of Carnarvon.
The species in this genus are terrestrial or sometimes epiphytic and native to Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies and Florida.[2] 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:[2]
- 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. 1843
- Govenia floridana P.M. Br. 2000
- 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
- ↑ Nelis A. van der Cingel: An atlas of orchid pollination: America, Africa, Asia and Australia p. 70 A.A.Balkena, Rotterdam, Netherlands and Brookfield, VT. 2001.
- 1 2 3 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.
- Missouri Botanical Garden w3 TROPICOS
External links
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Media related to Govenia at Wikimedia Commons -
Data related to Govenia at Wikispecies - Royal Horticultural Society: Registration of Orchids
- Missouri Botanical Garden
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