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Leafy vanilla

Vanilla phaeantha

Also called Cowled Vanilla

Leafy vanilla
Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Climber
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
S. Florida to Caribbean, SE. Mexico, Costa Rica to Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Vanilla phaeantha, common name leafy vanilla or oblong-leaved vanilla, is a plant species known to occur in many areas of the

Neotropics, namely in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Martinique, Jamaica, Cuba, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and also in Collier County, Florida, USA. In Florida it occurs in cypress swamps and hammocks at elevations of less than 20 m (67 feet).

Other Vanilla plants

Vanilla andamanica · Vanilla aphylla · Leafy Vanilla · Chamisso's Vanilla · Vanilla humblotii · Vanilla imperialis · Vanilla moonii · Vanilla odorata · Vanilla phalaenopsis · Vanilla pilifera · Vanilla · Poit's vanilla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vanilla phaeantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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