Orchidaceae
Mexican vanilla
Vanilla mexicana
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Vanilla
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 狭叶香荚兰
- English
- Mexican vanilla
Synonyms
- Epidendrum aromaticum (Sw.) J.Parm.
- Epidendrum vanilla L.
- Notylia vanilla (L.) Conz.
- Vanilla anaromatica Griseb.
- Vanilla angustifolia Willd.
- Vanilla aromatica Sv.
- Vanilla aromatica Sw.
- Vanilla axillaris Mill.
- Vanilla epidendrum Mirb.
- Vanilla guatemalensis Archila
- Vanilla martinezii Soto Arenas
- Vanilla ovata Rolfe
- Vanilla paludosa Pansarin, J.M.Aguiar & A.W.C.Ferreira
- Vanilla vanilla (L.) Huth
- Vanilla yanesha Damián
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.