Govenia

Life-forms

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:
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 on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Govenia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. 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 on the internet. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 22.

Vernacular names

English: Govenia

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. 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

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.