Vanilla africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Vanilloideae
Tribus: Vanilleae
Genus: Vanilla
Species: Vanilla africana

Name

Vanilla africana Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 137 (1862)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1862. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 6: 137.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vanilla africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 April 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vanilla africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 April 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vanilla africana. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Vanilla africana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 April 11.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vanilla africana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2020.