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:

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.

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. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Govenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2023. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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