Vanilla mexicana Miller
in Gard. Dict. Ed. 8. 1 (1786).
Synonymes
Epidendrum domesticum L. in Sp. Pl.: 952 (1753).
Epidendrum vanilla L. in Sp. Pl. 950 (1753).
Notylia inodora (Schiede) Conz. in Fl. Taxon. Mex. 3. 15 I ; Cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat (1947).
Vanilla anaromatica Grisebach in Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 638 (1864).
Vanilla aromatica Sw. in Nova Acta Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 66 (1799).
Vanilla domestica Druce in Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles, 1913, 3. 425 (1913).
Vanilla epidendrum Mirbel in Hist. Pl. Ed. 2, 9: 249 (1802).
Vanilla vanilla (L.) Huth in Helios 11: 136 (1893).
Vanilla pleei Porteres in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 98: 94 (1951).
Vanilla vanilla Britton in Scient. Surv. Of. P. R.&Virg. Isl. 5: 185 (1924).
Notylia vanilla (L.) Conz. in Fl. Taxon. Mex. 3: 151 (1947).
Epidendrum aromaticum (Sw.) Parmentier in Cat. Pl. Enghien: 29 (1818).
Vanilla angustifolia Willd. in Sp. Pl. 4: 121 (1805).
Vanilla axillaris Miller in Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.ยบ 2 (1768).
Répartition
Colombie, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominique, Equateur, Grenade, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Hispaniola, Jamaïque, Mexique, Martinique, Porto Rico, Suriname, Trinité et Tobago, USA, Venezuela.
Colombie : Cundinamarca, Tolima.
Cuba : Guantanamo, Holguin, La Habana, Pinar del Rio, Villa Clara.
Equateur : Los Rios, Tungurahua.
Venezuela : Amazonas, Anzoategui, Aragua, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Miranda, Sucre.
Floraison : JFMAMJJASOND. Altitude de 460 à 2000 m.
Description sommaire
Plante épiphyte. Tige lianoïde. Bractées ovales. Fleurs de 5 à 6, blanches, vertes. Sépale dorsal lancéolé, oblong, de 50-60 × 0-17 mm. Sépales latéraux lancéolés, oblongs, de 50-60 × 0-17 mm. Pétales lancéolés, oblongs, de 50-60 × 0-17 mm. Labelle trilobé, de 40-60 × 0-36 mm.
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