Vanilla platyphylla Schltr. 1911 SUBGENUS Xanata SECTION Tethya Drawing by © Schlechter and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Broad Leaved Vanilla

Flower Size 2.4" [6 cm]

Found in Sulawesi and the Philippines

"This poorly known species has the vegetative aspect of V. kinabaluensis; the inflorescence, although truncate in the type, seems to be many-flowered. Also the large, thick capsule and the form of the buds are reminiscent of V. kinabaluensis. An illustration of a floral dissection is provided by Mansfeld (1934)." Soto Arenas & Cribb 2010

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Lankesteriana 9(3): 355-398 Soto Arenas & Cribb 2010

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