Goodyera

Goodyera abbreviated as Gdyra. in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae.

Distribution

Orchids of this genus grow in environments ranging from alpine valleys in Scandinavia to east Asia, the Pacific Islands, New Guinea, Australia to coniferous forests in North America.

Description

Goodyera flowers are characterized by a saccate nectary of the lip with a beak-shaped apex. Sepals and petals are connivant over the column. Pollinia in Goodyera are granular, in contrast to Cranichideae, another member of this tribe.

Creeping rhizomes and rosettes of evergreen leaves characterize the genus. Goodyera is closely related to the genus Spiranthes.

Culture

Plants are usually grown in cool to warm conditions. Keep plants in a shady area. Pot with a well drain medium composed of sand, fir bark, perlite, and soil. Plants should be kept evenly moist

Naming

The genus is named after botanist John Goodyer.

Synonyms

1. Cionisaccus Breda 1829
2. Cordylostylis Falc. 1842
3. Elasmatium Dulac 1867
4. Geobina Raf. 1838
5. Georchis Lindley 1833
6. Gonogona Lk. 1822
7. Leucostachys Hoffmannsegg 1842
8. Orchiodes Trew. 1891
9. Peramium Salisb. 1894
10. Salacistis Rchb.f 1856
11. Tussaca Raf. 1814
12. Tylostylis Bl. 1828

Species

Goodyera afzelii Schltr., 1918. Goodyera alveolata Pradhan, 1979. Goodyera amoena Schltr., 1911. Goodyera angustifolia Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, 1905. Goodyera augustinii Tuyama,1938. Goodyera beccarii Schltr., 1910. Goodyera bifida (Blume) Blume, 1858. Goodyera biflora (Lindl.) Hook.f., 1890. Goodyera bilamellata Hayata, 1914. Goodyera bomiensis K.Y.Lang, 1978. Goodyera boninensis Nakai, 1923. Goodyera brachystegia Hand.-Mazz., 1936. Goodyera bracteata Thouars, 1822. Goodyera bradeorum Schltr., 1923. Goodyera chinensis Schltr., 1919. Goodyera clausa (A.A.Eaton ex Ames) Schltr., 1911. Goodyera colorata (Blume) Blume,1858. Goodyera condensata Ormerod & J.J.Wood, 2001. Goodyera crocodiliceps Ormerod, 1996. Goodyera daibuzanensis Yamam., 1932. Goodyera denticulata J.J.Sm., 1934. Goodyera dolabripetala (Ames) Schltr., 1908. Goodyera dongchenii Lucksom, 1993. Goodyera elmeri (Ames) Ames, 1938. Goodyera erosa (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Ames, 1934. Goodyera erythrodoides Schltr., 1911. Goodyera fimbrilabia Ormerod, 2006. Goodyera flaccida Schltr., 1924. Goodyera foliosa (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f., 1890. Goodyera fumata Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 314 (1861. Goodyera fusca (Lindl.) Hook.f.,1890. Goodyera gemmata J.J.Sm., 1909. Goodyera gibbsiae J.J.Sm., 1922. Goodyera goudotii Ormerod & Cavestro, 2006. Goodyera hachijoensis Yatabe, 1891. Goodyera hemsleyana King & Pantl., 1895. Goodyera henryi Rolfe, 1896. Goodyera hispaniolae Dod, 1986. Goodyera hispida Lindl., 1857. Goodyera humicola (Schltr.) Schltr., 1924. Goodyera inmeghema Ormerod, 1996. Goodyera kwangtungensis C.L.Tso, 1933. Goodyera lamprotaenia Schltr., 1911. Goodyera lanceolata Ridl., 1870. Goodyera luzonensis Ames, 1915. Goodyera macrophylla Lowe, 1831. Goodyera major Ames & Correll, 1942. Goodyera maurevertii Blume, 1858. Goodyera maximowicziana Makino, 1909. Goodyera micrantha Schltr., 1923. Goodyera modesta Schltr., 1923. Goodyera myanmarica Ormerod & Sath.Kumar, 2006. Goodyera nankoensis Fukuy., 1934. Goodyera novembrilis (Rchb.f.) Ormerod, 1996. Goodyera oblongifolia Raf., 1833. Goodyera ovatilabia Schltr., 1923. Goodyera pauciflora Schltr.,1913. Goodyera pendula Maxim., 1888. Goodyera perrieri (Schltr.) Schltr., 1924. Goodyera polyphylla Ormerod, 2006. Goodyera porphyrophylla Schltr., 1921. Goodyera procera (Ker Gawl.) Hook., 1823. Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, 1813. Goodyera purpusii Ormerod, 2006. Goodyera pusilla Blume,1913 publ. 1914. Goodyera recurva Lindl., 1857. Goodyera repens (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, 1813. Goodyera reticulata (Blume) Blume, 1858. Goodyera robusta Hook.f., 1890. Goodyera rosea (H.Perrier) Ormerod, 2006. Goodyera rostellata Ames & C.Schweinf. in O.Ames, 1920. Goodyera rostrata Ridl., 1908. Goodyera rosulacea Y.N.Lee, 2004. Goodyera rubicunda (Blume) Lindl., 1839. Goodyera ruttenii J.J.Sm., 1928. Goodyera schlechtendaliana Rchb.f., 1850. Goodyera scripta (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1906. Goodyera sechellarum (S.Moore) Ormerod, 2002. Goodyera seikomontana Yamam., 1932. Goodyera serpens Schltr., 1924. Goodyera shixingensis K.Y.Lang, 1996. Goodyera sonoharae Fukuy., 1942. Goodyera stelidifera Ormerod, 2004. Goodyera stenopetala Schltr., 1911. Goodyera striata Rchb.f., 1845. Goodyera sumbawana Ormerod, 2005. Goodyera taitensis Blume, 1858. Goodyera tesselata Lodd., 1824. Goodyera thailandica Seidenf., 1969. Goodyera turialbae Schltr., 1923. Goodyera ustulata Carr, 1935. Goodyera velutina Maxim. ex Regel, 1867. Goodyera venusta Schltr., 1911. Goodyera viridiflora (Blume) Blume, 1858. Goodyera vitiensis (L.O.Williams) Kores, 1989. Goodyera vittata Benth. ex Hook.f., 1890. Goodyera werneri Schltr., 1921. Goodyera wolongensis K.Y.Lang, 1984. Goodyera wuana Tang & F.T.Wang, 1951. Goodyera yamiana Fukuy., 1936. Goodyera youngsayei S.Y.Hu & Barretto, 1976. Goodyera yunnanensis Schltr., 1919. Goodyera zacuapanensis Ormerod, 2006.