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Jewel orchid is a common name which may refer to any orchid grown for its leaves rather than its flowers, including: *''
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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Anoectochilus sandvicensis ''Anoectochilus sandvicensis'', also called Hawaii jewel-orchid, is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reductio ...
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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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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 A ...
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Ludisia ''Ludisia'' (''Lus.'') is a genus of orchids that was thought to contain just one species, ''Ludisia discolor'', commonly referred to as jewel orchid. A second species, ''Ludisia ravanii'', from the Philippines, was described in 2013. ''Ludisia ...
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Macodes ''Macodes'' is one of a few genera of the orchid family known as jewel orchids. These terrestrial orchids grows in the rainforest floor of Southeast Asia with high humidity and low light. They can also be found in New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Solomo ...
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Goodyerinae Goodyerinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe Cranichideae. Certain orchids in this subtribe are referred to as jewel orchids, for instance '' Ludisia'', ''Goodyera'', ''Dossinia'', and ''Anoectochilus''. Genera Genera accepted in Chase et al. ...
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* Orchidaceae#Leaves {{Plant common name