Vanilla raabii

Vanilla raabii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Vanilloideae
Genus:Vanilla
Species: V. raabii
Binomial name
Vanilla raabii
Ormerod & Cootes

Vanilla raabii is a species of orchid in the Vanilla genus. It is endemic to the Philippines and can be found on Luzon, the Panay Peninsula, and Samar.[1] It was named after Raab Bustamante.

It is a climbing epiphytic orchid with terete roots and stems with oval to lanceolate leaves that are fleshy and thick.

Vanilla raabii, plant

References

  1. "Leafy Vanilla species of the Philippines" (PDF).


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