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GOODYERA R.Br.

A genus with c. 98 species in world; 14 species and 1 variety in India.

Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

Species:

1. Goodyera biflora (Lindl.) Hook. f.

Phenology: June–January.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

2. Goodyera foliosa (Lindl.) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke

Phenology: February–November.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

3. Goodyera fumata Thwaites

Phenology: March–June.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.

4. Goodyera fusca (Lindl.) Hook. f.

Phenology: July–October.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttarakhand.

5. Goodyera hemsleyana King & Pantl.

Phenology: July–August (–September).
Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

6. Goodyera hispida Lindl.

Phenology: August–May. 

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha,
Sikkim, West Bengal.

7. Goodyera procera (Wall. ex Ker Gawl.) Hook.

Phenology: November–August.

Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha,
Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

8. Goodyera recurva Lindl.

Phenology: August–September; April–June.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, West Bengal.

9. Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br.

Phenology: May–October.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

10. Goodyera rubicunda (Blume) Lindl.

Phenology: August–December.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim.

11. Goodyera schlechtendaliana Rchb.f.

a. var. schlechtendaliana

Phenology: June–April (almost throughout the year).

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal.

b. var. robusta (Hook. f.) Av. Bhattacharjee & H.J. Chowdhery

Phenology: August–October.

Distribution in India: Meghalaya, Sikkim​

12. Goodyera thailandica Seidenf.

Phenology: February–April.

Distribution in India: Odisha.

13. Goodyera viridiflora (Blume) Lindl. ex D. Dietr.

Phenology: March–September (–November).

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttarakhand.

14. Goodyera vittata (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f.

Phenology: April–October.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

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