Goodyerinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe

Cranichideae Cranichideae is an orchid tribe in the subfamily Orchidoideae. See also * Taxonomy of the Orchidaceae The taxonomy of the Orchidaceae (orchid family) has evolved slowly during the last 250 years, starting with Carl Linnaeus who in 1753 recogni ...

. Certain orchids in this subtribe are referred to as

jewel orchid Jewel orchid is a common name which may refer to any orchid grown for its leaves rather than its flowers, including: *''Anoectochilus'' **''Anoectochilus sandvicensis'', Hawaii jewel orchid *'' Dossinia'' *''Goodyera'' *''Ludisia'' **'' Ludisia disc ...

s, for instance '' Ludisia'', ''

Goodyera ''Goodyera'', commonly called rattlesnake plantain, jade orchids or ladies' tresses is a wide-ranging genus of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. About 100 species of ''Goodyera'' have been formally described. With a center of diversity in East ...

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Dossinia ''Dossinia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At the present time (June 2014), only one species is accepted, ''Dossinia marmorata'', endemic to Borneo. See also *List of Orchidaceae genera This is a list of g ...

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Anoectochilus ''Anoectochilus'', commonly known as marbled jewel orchids or filigree orchids, is a genus of about fifty species in the orchid Family (biology), family Orchidaceae. They are Terrestrial plant, terrestrial Herbaceous plant, herbs with a creepin ...

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Genera

Genera accepted in Chase et al.'s 2015 updated classification of orchids: * '' Aenhenrya'' * ''

'' * '' Aspidogyne'' * '' Chamaegastrodia'' * '' Cheirostylis'' * '' Cystorchis'' * '' Danhatchia'' * ''

'' * '' Erythrodes'' * '' Eurycentrum'' * '' Gonatostylis'' * ''

'' * '' Halleorchis'' * '' Herpysma'' * ''

Hetaeria ''Hetaeria'', commonly known as hairy jewel orchids, is a genus of about thirty species of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Plants in this genus are terrestrial herbs with a succulent rhizome and a loose rosette of leaves. S ...

'' * '' Hylophila'' * '' Kreodanthus'' * ''

Kuhlhasseltia ''Kuhlhasseltia'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae The Orchidoideae, or the orchidoid orchids, are a subfamily of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) that contains around 3630 species. Species typi ...

'' * '' Lepidogyne'' * '' Ludisia'' * '' Macodes'' * ''

Microchilus ''Microchilus'' is a neotropical genus of about 75 species belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It was first described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1827, but the genus was not widely recognized until it was separated in 2002 by P. Ormerod ...

'' * '' Myrmechis'' * ''

Odontochilus ''Odontochilus'' is a small genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). These terrestrial, mycoparasitic orchids occur from China, Japan, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Melanesia. The genus is related to '' Gonatostylis'',Alvarez-M ...

'' * '' Orchipedum'' * '' Pachyplectron'' * '' Papuaea'' * '' Platylepis'' * ''

Rhamphorhynchus ''Rhamphorhynchus'' (, from Ancient Greek ''rhamphos'' meaning "beak" and ''rhynchus'' meaning "snout") is a genus of long-tailed pterosaurs in the Jurassic period. Less specialized than contemporary, short-tailed pterodactyloid pterosaurs such ...

'' * '' Rhomboda'' * '' Schuitemania'' * '' Stephanothelys'' * '' Vrydagzynea'' * ''

Zeuxine ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. The ...

'' ;Other genera * '' Meliorchis'' † (fossil) * '' Ligeophila'' (possibly synonymous with ''

'') * '' Platythelys'' (possibly synonymous with ''

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Orchid subtribes {{Orchidoideae-stub