View source for Govenia ← Govenia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Govenia |accepted_authority=Lindley |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., |place=153. 1832 |year=1832 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae;Orchidaceae tribe Cymbidieae;Orchidaceae (tribe Cymbidieae) subtribe Goveniinae;Govenia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Cymbidieae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Cymbidieae) subtribe Goveniinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Govenia]]</div></div> |etymology=For J. R. Gowen, English collector in Assam |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 495, 639 |treatment_page=page 638 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> terrestrial. <b>Roots</b> spreading, slender, fleshy. <b>Stems</b> reduced to short, nearly ovoid pseudobulbs. <b>Leaves</b> petiolate, articulate, from multiple, concentric, basal sheaths; blade pleated. <b>Inflorescences</b> lateral from within sheaths, racemes, erect, loose. <b>Flowers</b> resupinate; columns fleshy, arcuate 90o, prominently winged, foot prominent [absent]; anthers terminal; pollinaria with 2 pairs of pollinia, stipe, and viscidium.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Tropical and subtropical regions;North America;Central America;South America. |discussion=<p>Species 30 or more (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references={{Treatment/Reference |id=brown2000d |text=Brown, P. M. 2000d. Govenia floridana (Orchidaceae), a new species endemic to southern Florida, U.S.A. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 6: 231–238. }}{{Treatment/Reference |id=correll1947a |text=Correll, D. S. 1947. Revision of the genus Govenia. Lloydia 10: 218–278. }}{{Treatment/Reference |id=fawcett1910a |text=Fawcett, W. and A. B. Rendle. 1910–1936. Flora of Jamaica…. 5 vols. London. Vol. 1, p. 113. }}{{Treatment/Reference |id=greenwood1982b |text=Greenwood, E. W. 1982b. Govenia in Mexico, an introductory note. Orquidea (Mexico City) 8: 114–120. }}{{Treatment/Reference |id=greenwood1991a |text=Greenwood, E. W. 1991. The Florida Govenia. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 69: 867–869. }} }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Govenia |author=Edward W. Greenwood† |authority=Lindley |rank=genus |parent rank=subtribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orchidaceae |distribution=Tropical and subtropical regions;North America;Central America;South America. |reference=brown2000d;correll1947a;fawcett1910a;greenwood1982b;greenwood1991a |publication title=Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., |publication year=1832 |special status= |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/9216fc802291cd3df363fd52122300479582ede7/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V26/V26_1311.xml |subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae |tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Cymbidieae |subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Cymbidieae) subtribe Goveniinae |genus=Govenia }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orchidaceae (tribe Cymbidieae) subtribe Goveniinae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Orchidaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Govenia.