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Vanilla trigonocarpa

File:Vanilla trigonocarpa.jpg

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Vanilleae
SubTribe: Vanillinae
Genus: Vanilla
Species: V. trigonocarpa
Alliance:
Binomial name
Vanilla trigonocarpa
Hoehne 1944


Vanilla trigonocarpa is an Vanilla species endemic to South America.

Description[]

Flowers bloom with one to two 1.5 cm wide flower.

Vines are 7 to 10 mm wide in diameter.

Distribution[]

Plants are found from Costa Rica to Brazil at elevations of 300 to 450 meters/

Culture[]

Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures in shade. Plant is grown in shade and require a lots of space for climbing. Plant can be mounted or grown in bark. Plant prefers dryouts between waterings.

Naming[]

Common Names: The three angle fruited Vanilla

Synonym[]

  1. Vanilla pauciflora Dressler, 1979

References[]

  • Dressler, Robert L.. "A note Worthy Vanilla from Panama." Orquideologia April 1979 379(1979):
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