Vanilla planifolia, Flat-leaved Vanilla - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Vanilla, Flat-leaved Vanilla, Tahitian Vanilla, West Indian Vanilla

Botanical name & synonyms: Vanilla planifolia, Epidendrum rubrum, Myrobroma fragrans, Notylia planifolia, Notylia sativa, Notylia sylvestris, Vanilla aromatica, Vanilla bampsiana, Vanilla duckei, Vanilla fragrans, Vanilla rubra, Vanilla sativa, Vanilla sylvestris, Vanilla viridiflora

Family: Orchid (Orchidaceae)

• native to tropical forests of America
  

• evergreen, up to 10 meters high creeping orchid
  

• greenish white or yellow flowers
  

• needed humid tropical climate
  

• culinary, aromatic & medicinal plant