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| latin_name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
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| name = Govenia
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
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| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| ordo = [[Orchidales]]
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| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
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| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| tribus = [[Cymbidieae]]
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| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| genus = '''''Govenia'''''
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| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]], 1832
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Govenia.jpg
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| image_caption = Govenia liliacea
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Govenia (J. R. Gowen, English gardener). Orchidaceae. Terrestrial orchids of Trop. Amer., seldom cult., of perhaps a dozen species: rhizomes thickened into tuber-like enlargements or pseudobulbs, the sts. erect and few-lvd.: lvs. large, narrowed at base: fls. in simple racemes, medium in size, short-pedicelled, mostly white, cream-colored or yellow and more or less red- spotted; sepals and petals of about equal length, the former connivent; lip very short, without spur, jointed to column; pollinia 4, broadly ovate. G. tingens, Poepp. & Endl. Height 2-3 ft.: lf.-blade elliptic, about 8 in. long: fls. yellowish, with transverse purple lines, much larger than those of G. superba; seems, lanceolate to oblong. Peru. G. superba, Lindl. Two ft.: fls. fragrant, yellow with red markings, sepals and petals acute: spike loose, erect. Mex. L.B.C. 18:1709. G. sulphured, Reichb. f. An odd species with onion- like pseudobulbs: lf.-blade cuneate-lanceolate and acuminate: fls. rather large; sepals sulfur-yellow; petals white with yellowish margin and purple lines; lip cordate-oblong, white with dark brown at apex.
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[[Image:Govenia.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Govenia liliacea'']]
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'''''Govenia''''' Lindl. [[1832]], is a genus of plants belonging to the family [[Orchidaceae]]. The type species, Govenia superba, was transferred from Maxillaria superba and a genus name was given to commemorate J.R. Goven, a horticulturist & orchid collector from England who collected throughout Central Mexico.
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==Cultivation==
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The species in this genus are terrestrial or sometimes epiphytic and native to [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. 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.
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===Propagation===
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==Species==
==Species==
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*''[[Govenia viaria]]'' Dressler [[2002]]
*''[[Govenia viaria]]'' Dressler [[2002]]
*''[[Govenia vilcabambana]]'' Dodson [[1994]] (Ecuador)
*''[[Govenia vilcabambana]]'' Dodson [[1994]] (Ecuador)
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==Gallery==
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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==References==
==References==
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*[http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html Missouri Botanical Garden w<sup>3</sup> TROPICOS]
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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*[http://www.kew.org/monocotChecklist/ The World Checklist of Monocotyledons]
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
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<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registration_orchids.asp Royal Horticultural Society: Registration of Orchids]
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*[http://www.mobot.org/ Missouri Botanical Garden]
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[[Category:Categorize]]
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[[Category:Orchid genera]]
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