Abstract
Subtribe Goodyerinae Ridley (1907: 12) is a group of about 730 species (in ca. 35 genera), of mostly terrestrial orchids with a Pantropical to circumboreal distribution. Most species (ca. 500 in 30 genera) are found in the Old World, usually in montane forests. Generally they are known as jewel orchids because some taxa [especially in the genera Anoectochilus Blume (1825: 411), Ludisia Richard (1825: 437), and Macodes (Blume 1825: 407) Lindley (1840: 496)] have gold to silver coloured veining on the leaves.