Vanilla ovalis
Vanilla Bean
Vanilla planifolia
Andrews Species
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- Botanical name
- Vanilla planifolia
- Also known as
- Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Vanilla Orchid, Vanilla Pod
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Vanilla
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Vanilla Bean
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Vanilla planifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Epidendrum rubrum
Myrobroma fragrans
Notylia planifolia
Notylia sativa
Notylia sylvestris
Vanilla aromatica
Vanilla aromatica var. bicolor
Vanilla aromatica var. claviculata
Vanilla aromatica var. discolor
Vanilla aromatica var. lutescens
Vanilla aromatica var. planifolia
Vanilla bampsiana
Vanilla duckei
Vanilla fragrans
Vanilla planifolia var. angusta
Vanilla planifolia var. angusta
Vanilla rubra
Vanilla sativa
Vanilla schwackeana
Vanilla sotoarenasii
Vanilla sylvestris
Vanilla viridiflora
Others in Vanilla
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