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Govenia Purpusii
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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John Lindley
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden. Although he had great horticultural knowledge, the undertaking was not profitable and George lived in a state of indebtedness. As a boy he would assist in the garden and also collected wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside. Lindley was educated at Norwich School. He would have liked to go to university or to buy a commission in the army but the family could not afford either. He became Belgian agent for a London seed merchant in 1815. At this time Lindley became acquainted with the botanist William Jackson Hooker who allowed him to use his botanical library and who introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks who offered him employment as an assistant in his herba ...
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Govenia Dressleriana
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # ''Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # '' ...
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Govenia Rubellilabia
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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Govenia Quadriplicata
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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Govenia Purpusii
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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Govenia Praecox
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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Govenia Matudae
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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Govenia Liliacea
''Govenia liliacea'' is a species of orchid. Its native range extends from Chihuahua south to Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ....Laferrière, J.E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140. References liliacea Orchids of Mexico Orchids of Central America Plants described in 1825 {{Epidendreae-stub ...
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Govenia Latifolia
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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Govenia Lagenophora
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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Govenia Jouyana
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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Govenia Greenwoodii
''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: # '' Govenia alba'' A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 # ''Govenia bella'' E.W. Greenw. 1987 (Oaxaca, Mexico) # '' Govenia ciliilabia'' Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930 (Costa Rica; El Salvador; Panama) # '' Govenia dressleriana'' E.W. Greenw. 1993 (El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico) # '' Govenia elliptica'' S. Watson 1891 (Mexico) # ' ...
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