Vanilla gardneri Rolfe

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Vanilla

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry, rocky bushy places.
More
It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit is used to adulterate true vanilla. The fruit are also used as a spice.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use Spice (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vanilla gardneri world distribution map, present in Brazil and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262561-2
WFO ID wfo-0000331462
COL ID 7FGSM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 952132
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Synonyms

Vanilla carinata Vanilla gardneri