Vanilla Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 6, (1752)

Subfamily: Vanilloideae

Tribe: Vanilleae

Subtribe: Not used

Synonyms: Myrobroma Salisb. , Vanillophorum Necker

A genus of c. 100 species; c. 22 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Pantropic

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Vanilla pilifera Holttum, cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden Vanilla pilifera Holttum, cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden  

last updated: 19 January 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera