Govenia capitata

Govenia capitata

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
Species: Govenia capitata

Name

Govenia capitata Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1795 (1835)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Govenia utriculata var. capitata (Lindl.) Correll, Lloydia 10: 226 (1947)
• Heterotypic
  • Govenia andrieuxii Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 835 (1852)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1835. Edwards's Botanical Register 21: sub. t. 1795.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Govenia capitata. Accessed: 2023 Feb 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Govenia capitata 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 capitata. 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 capitata. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Govenia capitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb 2023.

Vernacular names

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