Vanilla phalaenopsis, vanille sauvage, is a leafless scrambling succulent plant belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), and endemic to the Seychelles Islands.[1] The flower is about three inches (eight centimeters) wide. The five flat tepals are white, while the labellum has an apricot-colored throat. The vanilla bean is up to 6.5 inches (16 cm) in length. All the flowers on one stem bloom simultaneously.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
Genus: | Vanilla |
Species: | V. phalaenopsis
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Binomial name | |
Vanilla phalaenopsis |
References
edit- ^ "Vanilla phalaenopsis". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ Wise, Rosemary (1998). A Fragile Eden. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Univ. Press. p. Plate 67 with caption. ISBN 978-0691048178.