Govenia powellii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 51-52. 1922.
TYPE: Panama. Chiriqui, in Schluchten, c. 4000 fuss, C.H. Powell 205 (holotype, B, destroyed, lectotype designated by, Christenson (1991), AMES; isolectotype, MO; illustration of type, AMES).