Vanilla pompona

Vanilla pompona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Vanilloideae
Genus:	Vanilla
Species:	V. pompona
Binomial name
	Vanilla pompona; Schiede
Synonyms
	Notylia pompona (Schiede) Conz.;

Vanilla pompona is a species of vanilla orchid. It is native to Mexico and northern South America,^[2] and is one of the sources for vanilla flavouring, due to its high vanillin content.

Description

Like all members of the genus Vanilla, V. pompona is a vine. It uses its fleshy roots to support itself as it grows. Its leaves and stems are generally thicker than in V. planifolia and V. phaeantha.^[3]

References

^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 January 2016
^ e-monocot.org, retrieved 26 January 2016
^ James D. Ackerman, "Vanilla Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. vol. 3. 1754", Flora of North America, vol. 26

External links

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[1] The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 January 2016

[2] e-monocot.org, retrieved 26 January 2016

[3] James D. Ackerman, "Vanilla Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. vol. 3. 1754", Flora of North America, vol. 26

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