Vanilla imperialis

Vanilla imperialis

Taxonavigation

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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 imperialis

Name

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Vanilla imperialis Kraenzl., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 155 (1896)

Synonymy

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  • Heterotypic
    • Vanilla lujae De Wild., Belgique Colon. 10: 28 (1904)
    • Vanilla imperialis var. congolensis De Wild., Rev. Hist. Nat. Appl. 2: 188 (1921)
    • Vanilla grandifolia var. lujae (De Wild.) Geerinck, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 107: 58 (1974)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia.
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola.
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
    • West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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  • Kraenzlin, F.W.L. 1896. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 1: 155, t. 1.

Additional references

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  • Soto Arenas, M.A. & Cribb, P. (2010) A new infrageneric classification and synopsis of the genus Vanilla Plum. ex Mill. (Orchidaceae: Vanillinae). Lankesteriana 9: 355–398.
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Vernacular names

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