Leaves
cauline, spaced and oblong-elliptical to broadly ovate, rarely 0
Inflorescences
short racemes, rarely branched, normally axillary, with few to many large flowers, white to green
Sepals
and petals free, petals often keeled on dorsal surface
Lip
funnel-shaped, usually with lamellae and hairs
Gynostemium
elongate; anther operculate, incumbent; stigma in cavity under rostellum
Capsule
linear, often very long
x = 16 (aneuploids, polyploidy)
Nomenclature:
Vanilla
Mill.
Miller: [1432] (1754)
Ward: 48 (1984)
Linder & Kurzweil: 350 (1999)
Distribution & Notes:
Global
: Species ± 100, throughout the tropics of the world
Southern Africa
: Species 1:
Vanilla roscheri
Rchb.f., KwaZulu-Natal
References:
LINDER, H.P. & KURZWEIL, H. 1999.
Orchids of southern Africa
. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam
MILLER, P. 1754.
The gardener's dictionary
, edn 4. Rivington, London
WARD, M.C. 1984.
Vanilla roscheri
, first South African recording of
Vanilla
.
South African Orchid Journal
15
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