Vanilla cf. pompona Schiede
- Common Name: Vanilla Orchid
- Family: Orchidaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin:
- Habitat: large epiphytic climbing orchid
Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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Click on thumbnails to enlargeAccession Data:
- Accession # 198500001
- Source: Andrews
- Provenance: Original greenhouse accession. Based upon flower/fruit, it was determined not to be V. planifolia as originally labelled, but most likely V. pompona - shorter, curved fruit. Name updated 6JULY2011 CEM
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1102 - AFR:Madagascar B
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-05-2013
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- SubFamily: Vanilloideae
- Tribe: Vanilleae
- SubTribe:
References:
- Wikipedia
- California Rare Fruit Growers WWW Site
- Plants and Society by Estelle Levetin and Karen McMahon
data regenerated on Thu, 23 May 2013 09:02:01 -0400
