Vanilla poitaei

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Vanilla poitaei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Genus: Vanilla
Species:
V. poitaei
Binomial name
Vanilla poitaei

Vanilla poitaei is species in the orchid family found in the Caribbean. [1]

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Range

The native range of this species includes the Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. [2]

Taxonomy

Vanilla poitaei was first scientifically described in 1876 by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, based on material collected by Pierre Antoine Poiteau in Santo Domingo. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Vanilla poitaei". iNaturalist. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "USDA Plants Database - Vanilla poitaei Rchb. f." Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Reichenbach, H. G. (1876). "Orchideae Roezlianae novae". Linnaea (in Latin). 41 (1): 66–67.


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