Vanilla planifolia
Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla
Also known as: Epidendrum rubrum Lam. +17 more
- Epidendrum rubrum Lam.
- Myrobroma fragrans Salisb.
- Notylia planifolia (Andrews) Conz.
- Notylia sativa (Schiede) Conz.
- Vanilla aromatica var. bicolor F.Buyss.
- Vanilla aromatica var. claviculata F.Buyss.
- Vanilla aromatica var. discolor F.Buyss.
- Vanilla aromatica var. lutescens F.Buyss.
- Vanilla aromatica var. planifolia (Andrews) F.Buyss.
- Vanilla bampsiana Geerinck
- Vanilla duckei Huber
- Vanilla fragrans Ames
- Vanilla planifolia Jacks., 1808
- Vanilla planifolia var. angusta Costantin & Poiss. ex C.Henry
- Vanilla planifolia var. planifolia
- Vanilla planifolia var. sylvestris (Schiede) Costantin & Bois, 1916
- Vanilla rubra (Lam.) Urb.
- Vanilla sativa Schiede
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climber.
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Vanilla planifolia (commonly known as Bourbon vanilla or Vanilla) is a climbing orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Cook Is., Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hawaii, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Seychelles, Society Is., Surinam, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zaïre