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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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Goodyera foliosa
Goodyera fumata
Goodyera fusca
Goodyera hemsleyana
Goodyera hispida
Goodyera procera
Goodyera procera
Goodyera repens
Goodyera schlechtendaliana var
Goodyera schlechtendaliana var
Goodyera schlechtendaliana var
Goodyera viridiflora
Goodyera vittata
Goodyera hemsleyana .jpg
Goodyera hispida .jpg
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