Orchidaceae
Leafy vanilla
Vanilla phaeantha
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Vanilla
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 凡尼兰
- English
- Leafy vanilla
- Macedonian
- Ванила бахиана
- Serbian
- Дуголисна ванила
Synonyms
- Vanilla bahiana Hoehne
- Vanilla carinata Rolfe
- Vanilla gardneri Rolfe
- Vanilla planifolia var. macrantha Griseb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gilmar R. Ferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.