Govenia

Govenia superba
Typus of Govenia

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. (1853) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 153.

Additional references

• 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. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Govenia. Accessed: 2023 Feb 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Govenia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Govenia. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Govenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2023.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Говения
коми: Говения
кырык мары: Говени
удмурт: Говения

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