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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