Orchidaceae
Vanilla

Vanilla albida Blume

First published in Catalogus: 100 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Andaman & Nicobar Islands to W. Malesia. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Nicobar Is., Sumatera

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P. (2014). A synopsis of Vanilla in Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 13: 101-112.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ., Kurzwell, H., Suddee, S. & Cribb, P.J. (2011). Flora of Thailand 12(1): 1-302. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2009). Wild Orchid of Thailand 2: 1-463. Amarin.
  • 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.
  • Suddee, S., Chantanaorrapint, S., Tripetch, P. & Thainukul, S. (2010). New records in Lecanorchis Blume and Vanilla Plum. ex Mill. from Thailand with keys to the Thai species. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 38: 1-7.
  • Sulistiarini, D., Arifiani, D. & Santika, Y. (2016). New records of Orchidaceae from Bali, Indonesia. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 68: 87-95.
  • Wood, J.J., Beaman, T.E., Lamb, A., Lun, C.C. & Beaman, J.H. (2011). The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu 2: 1-726. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cribb, P. (2014). A synopsis of Vanilla in Borneo. Malesian Orchid Journal 13: 101-112.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Sulistiarini, D., Arifiani, D. & Santika, Y. (2016). New records of Orchidaceae from Bali, Indonesia. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 68: 87-95.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1999 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000595954 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Kerr, A.F.G. [0805] Thailand K000595953 Yes
Feb 1, 1977 Kerr, A.F.G. [0805A] Thailand K000595955 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Robinson, H.C. [s.n.] Malaysia K000942639 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robinson, H.C. [s.n.] Malaysia K000942640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parkinson, C.E. [1139] India Vanilla andamanica K000387574 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0