Vanilla bahiana is an endangered species of vanilla orchid that is restricted to Brazil.[1] It is a natural source of vanillin and is closely related to Vanilla planifolia, a main producer of vanilla.[1]

Vanilla bahiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Genus: Vanilla
Species:
V. bahiana
Binomial name
Vanilla bahiana
Hoehne

References

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  1. ^ a b Alves do Nascimento, Tailane; Furtado, Maura; Cunha Pereira, Wanderson; Fajardo Barberena, Felipe (30 May 2019). "Vanilla bahiana Hoehne (Orchidaceae): studies on fruit development and new perspectives into crop improvement for the Vanilla planifolia group". Biota Neotropica. 19 (3). doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2018-0696. S2CID 191141201.