Govenia floridana

Govenia floridana
Conservation status
Extinct  (1964) (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Presumed Extinct  (1964) (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
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, the Florida govenia, is an extinct species of orchid that was endemic to Everglades National Park in Florida.^[3] It was discovered for the first time in 1957, with a total populations of 25 individuals, and the last verified report was from the same site in 1964, where the population had declined to just 10 individuals. It is likely that poaching of plants contributed to its decline and extinction.^[2]

Description

Govenia floridana was a perennial herb^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

References

External links

• Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
• North American Orchid Conservation Center
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Wikidata ☰ Q15465095 entry

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