Orchidaceae
Vanilla

Vanilla ramosa Rolfe

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 32: 457 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 177.
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 32: 457 (1896)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • P.F. Hunt in Kew Bulletin 29: 426 (1974).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 177 (1897).
  • Rolfe in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 32: 457 (1896)
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 205 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2010 Onana, J.-M. [2822] Cameroon K000582195 Yes
Mar 1, 2010 Darbyshire, I. [283] Cameroon K000582199 Yes
Aug 19, 1968 Lyne, R.N. [s.n.] Tanzania K000306650 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 19, 1968 [Van Rysielburgh] [s.n.] K000306653 Type Yes
Aug 19, 1968 Gillet [336] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000306654 Type Yes
Aug 19, 1968 Lyne, R.N. [139] Tanzania K000306652 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 19, 1968 Lyne, R.N. [139] Tanzania K000306651 Unknown Type Material Yes
Binuyo, A. [35648] Cameroon K000106573 Yes
Faulkner, H. [3121] Tanzania K:SPC-29174.000 No
Barter [20134] Nigeria K000306655 Type Yes
Binuyo, A. [35648] Cameroon K000106574 Yes
K:SPC-21485.000 No
Williams, R.O. [64] Tanzania K:SPC-18574.000 No
Faulkner, H.M. K:SPC-07634.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [5922] Cameroon K000106575 Yes
Thompson, W.C. [132] Nigeria K000306656 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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