Widespread across North America and Tropical Asia and natively found in South America, Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, the genus Goodyera, a member of the Orchidaceae family, is a group comprising 110 taxa. Members of this group are primarily associated with wet tropical, subtropical, and temperate environments. It is composed entirely of herbaceous perennials.
Data Profile
Taxonomic Scale: 110 taxa (104 base species, 6 variants).
Centers of Diversity: Tropical Asia (63), Temperate Asia (45), South America (13)
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