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Orchid Species: Vanilla planifolia

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Vanilla planifolia is an orchid species identified by Andrews in 1808.
Genus
Vanilla (Vl.)
Grex
planifolia
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
Andrews
Year
1808
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ORIGIN: Found in Florida, the West Indies, Central America and northern South America in tropical wet forests at lower elevations.

DESCRIPTION: Large sized, warm to hot growing, scandent epiphyte with a green, terete, fleshy, branching stem carrying numerous, fleshy, elliptic-oblong or ovate-elliptic, acute to subacuminate, gradually narrowing below into the basally clasping leaves spaced at intervals all along the stem that blooms on short 2 to 2 3/4 [5 to 7 cm] long, axillary, subsessile, racemose, several [to 20] flowered inflorescence that has broadly ovate-triangular, acute bracts and has the fleshy, fragrant, short-lived flowers opening in succession occurring throughout the year if well grown and it's seedpods are used to produce the essence of Vanilla. This species is often found in conjunction with ants and may benefit from their presence.

FLOWER SIZE: 2 1/2 inches [6 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Notylia Ntl planifolia 1947 (Andrews) Conz.
Add+ Epidendrum Epi rubrum 1783 Lam.
Add+ Notylia Ntl sativa 1947 (Schiede) Conz.
Add+ Vanilla Vl bampsiana 1982 Geerinck
Add+ Vanilla Vl duckei 1909 Huber
Add+ Vanilla Vl fragrans 1924 Ames
Add+ Vanilla Vl rubra 1920 (Lam.) Urb.
Add+ Vanilla Vl sativa 1829 Schiede
Add+ Vanilla Vl sylvestris 1829 Schiede
Add+ Vanilla Vl tahitensis 1933
Add+ Vanilla Vl viridiflora 1825 Blume
Add+ Myrobroma Myrobroma fragrans 1807 Salisb.
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