This wonderful houseplant is what we call a jewel orchid and hails from the tropical jungles of Indonesia and Burma.
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The name jewel orchid was coined back in the 1800s when someone found these terrestrial orchids growing in the rich humus soil at the base of large trees in the jungle.
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Again, you were right it was an orchid and one that you can claim as your own jewel.