Summary ²

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

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Peter Blancher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Blancher
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_pompona

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• iNat taxon page
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• Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
• CONABIO
• eFloras.org
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
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