Vanilla pompona

Common name: Vanilla Orchid

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym(s):

Country of Origin: S. Mexico to S. Trop. America

Description: Vanilla pompona is considered one of the 'minor' sources of commercial vanilla flavoring. Vanilla planifolia is a primary source, but Vanilla pompona flowers more readily in cultivation.

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 10a-11

Source: Andrews

Provenance:

Original greenhouse accession.  
Based upon flower/fruit, it was determined not to be V. planifolia as originally labelled, but most likely V. pompona - shorter, curved fruit.  
Name updated 6JULY2011  CEM

Restrictions:

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. Water regularly ⁶

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Orchidaceae
• SubFamily: Vanilloideae
• Tribe: Vanilleae
• SubTribe:

References:

1. Wikipedia
2. California Rare Fruit Growers WWW Site
3. Plants and Society by Estelle Levetin and Karen McMahon
4. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
5. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
6. Vanilla pompona at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 3 June 2015.

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