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. 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
  2. Govenia bella E.W. Greenw. 1987
  3. Govenia ciliilabia Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930
  4. Govenia dressleriana E.W. Greenw. 1993
  5. Govenia elliptica S. Watson 1891
  6. Govenia fasciata Lindl. 1843
  7. Govenia floridana P.M. Br. 2000
  8. Govenia greenwoodii Dressler & Soto Arenas 2003
  9. Govenia jouyana R. González 1983
  10. Govenia lagenophora Lindl. 1839
  11. Govenia latifolia Garay & G.A.Romero 1999
  12. Govenia liliacea Lindl. 1835
  13. Govenia matudae E.W.Greenw. & Soto Arenas 2002
  14. Govenia praecox Salazar & E.W. Greenw. 1993
  15. Govenia purpusii Schltr. 1918
  16. Govenia quadriplicata Rchb. f. 1866
  17. Govenia rubellilabia García-Cruz 2006
  18. Govenia sodiroi Schltr. 1921
  19. Govenia superba
  20. Govenia tequilana Dressler & Hágsater 1973
  21. Govenia tingens Poepp. & Endl. 1837-1838
  22. Govenia utriculata Lindl. 1839
  23. Govenia viaria Dressler 2002
  24. Govenia vilcabambana Dodson 1994