Govenia floridana P.M.Br.

Tropical govenia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Govenia

Characteristics

Plants to 50 cm. Roots 6–10 × 5–10 cm. Pseudobulbs 3–8 cm. Leaves 2; petioles concentrically arising from terminal nodes of pseudobulb, inside 3 concentric, polygonal, keeled sheaths, 3–30 cm; blade elliptic, 20–35 × 8–11 cm, apex acute. Inflorescences to 50 cm. Flowers opening partially, white; sepals arcuate; dorsal sepal obovate, concave, 19 × 6 mm; lateral sepals falcate, 15 × 5 mm; petals internally purple-flecked, arcuate-concave, oblique, 13 × 7 mm; lip with 3–5 purplish spots on apical margins, nearly elliptic, arcuate, clawed, 16 × 11 mm. Capsules pendent, ellipsoid, 3 × 1 cm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Govenia floridana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320313-2
WFO ID wfo-0000431005
COL ID 3H4XG
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Synonyms

Govenia floridana