Vanilla planifolia Jacks.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Vanilla planifolia Jacks.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 4058 with B. Angell, 27 Jan 1991

  • Location

    Virgin Islands (U.S.). Saint John. Coral Bay Quarter; 1 km from Center Line Road (Road 10).

  • Habitat

    Along road.

  • Description

    Root climbing vine to 15 m long; stems cylindric, green, fleshy. Leaves fleshy. flowers gone; inflorescence about 12 cm long, pendant.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 33010

    Occurrence ID: 37267493-4f76-48ff-b039-c880b60d42dc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Vanilla planifolia Jacks.
    Note: ! J.D. Ackerman 2010

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Virgin Islands (U.S.)

  • State/Province

    Saint John

  • Locality

    Coral Bay Quarter; 1 km from Center Line Road (Road 10).

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University of Puerto Rico — Río Piedras
Det. James D. Ackerman (UPRRP)
Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
ORCH
Vanilla planifolia G. Jackson
LOCALITY: Coral Bay Quarter; 1 km from Center Line Road (Road 10)
HABITAT: Along dirt road.
DESCRIPTION: Root climbing vine to 15 m long; stems cylindric, green, fleshy.
Leaves fleshy. Flowers gone; inflorescense about 12 cm long, pendant.
COLL: P. Acevedo Rdgz., B. Angell	DATE: 27 Jan 1991
Supported by funds from: Smithsonian Institution and The Homeland Foundation
NO: 4058
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
00033010