
Vanilla beyrichii ? Photo courtesy of Mauro Peixoto Copyrighted and his Brazilian Plants Website
Common Name Beyrich's Vanilla [German Orchid Collector in Brazil 1800's]
Flower Size 3 1/4" [8 cm]
Found in Brazil on the Atlantic coast as a warm to cool growing epiphyte. It is a climbing plant, and set its roots on humus and climbs up the trees in shady and humid places, at 700 meters of altitude and above.
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