Vanilla tahitensis
J. W. Moore
Vanilla, Tahitian vanilla
OrchidaceaeFruit
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(c) Pierre-Louis Stenger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit (pods) are used for flavoring.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Hawaii, India, Pacific, Tahiti, Vanuatu,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Cook Islands, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A climbing orchid. It climbs on trees. The stems are zig-zag. It has slender stems, narrow leaves and small pods that taper at both ends.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Notes
Known only from cultivation, probably a hybrid.
Names & Synonyms
Vanilla x hirsuta M. A. Clem. & D. L. Jones
References (8)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 669
- Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 102:25. 1933
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 164
- Hemphill, I, 2002, Spice Notes. Macmillan. p 403
- Morton,
- Walter, A. & Lebot, V., 2007, Gardens of Oceania. ACIAR Monograph No. 122. CD-ROM minor species p 21
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 712
- http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org
