Govenia lagenophora Lindl. 1839 Photo by © AMO and the Associacion Mexicano de Orquideas Website

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Common NameThe Bottle-Shaped Govenia

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Found in southern Mexico and El Salvador. It has been cited for Costa Rica but I am not sure of the determination. Occuring in cloud forests at elevations of 1800 to 2550 meters as a cool to cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the spring through fall.

Synonyms Govenia utriculata var. lagenophora Griseb.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Las Orquedias De El Salvador Vol 1 Hamer 1974 drawing fide/photo ok; Las Orquedias de El Salvador Vol 3 Hamer 1981 drawing ok

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