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Vanilla Orchid (Vanilla planifolia)

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Vanilla Orchid is a species of orchid native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Brazil, and one of the primary sources of vanilla flavoring because of its high vanillin content. It is also known as flat-leaved vanilla or West Indian vanilla, and it was first scientifically named in 1808.

Facts
Classification
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Vanilla planifolia 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Orchidaceae, Taxa
Source Vanilla planifolia (Wikidata)
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nicaragua, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Suriname, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. Vanilla Orchid (Vanilla planifolia) (Wikipedia)
had become a widely cultivated crop across the worldView the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Vanilla planifolia (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q7224923 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q7224923
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Orchidaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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