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Poit's vanilla

Vanilla poitaei

Poit's vanilla
Photo: Augustine Fou from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
Caribbean
Climate
wet tropical

About

Vanilla poitaei is species in the orchid family found in the Caribbean.

Where it grows

The native range of this species includes the Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

Other Vanilla plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vanilla poitaei 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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