| Name | Govenia elliptica S. Watson |
| Authorship | S. Watson |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Govenia |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112899-2 |
| Citation | 1891 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 153 |
| Holdings | 10 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Govenia elliptica S. Watson |
| Identification made in | [no date] (2), 1995 (2), 2007 (6) |