Govenia floridana

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Govenia floridana
Status iucn3.1 EX.svg
Extinct  (1964)  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Status TNC GX.svg
Presumed Extinct  (1964)  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Govenia
Species:
G. Floridana
Binomial name
Govenia Floridana
P.M.Br. 2000

Govenia floridana

Govenia floridana was a perennial herb [3] that grew up to 50 cm (19.5 in) tall. It had only 2 leaves, each with a sheath 3–30 cm (1–12 in) long and an elliptical blade up to 35 cm (14 in) long. Flowers were white with purple spots. [4] It grew in deeply shaded tropical hardwood hammock habitat on the island of Long Pine Key, a 77 km2 (30 sq mi) island in Everglades National Park. [5]

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References

  1. Svahnström, V. 2022. Govenia floridana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T216881863A216881879. Accessed on 15 December 2022.
  2. "Govenia floridana. NatureServe".
  3. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  4. Flora of North America, Govenia floridana P. M. Brown, 2000.
  5. "NatureServe".