Govenia floridana

Extinct (1964)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Presumed Extinct (1964)  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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