Vanilla imperialis

Vanilla imperialis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Vanilloideae
Tribus: Vanilleae
Genus: Vanilla
Species: Vanilla imperialis

Name

Vanilla imperialis Kraenzl., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 155 (1896)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Vanilla lujae De Wild., Belgique Colon. 10: 28 (1904)
  • Vanilla imperialis var. congolensis De Wild., Rev. Hist. Nat. Appl. 2: 188 (1921)
  • Vanilla grandifolia var. lujae (De Wild.) Geerinck, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 107: 58 (1974)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. South Tropical Africa Angola. West Tropical Africa Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kraenzlin, F.W.L. 1896. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 1: 155, t. 1.

Additional references

• Soto Arenas, M.A. & Cribb, P. (2010) A new infrageneric classification and synopsis of the genus Vanilla Plum. ex Mill. (Orchidaceae: Vanillinae). Lankesteriana 9: 355–398.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vanilla imperialis. Accessed: 2020 Sep 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vanilla imperialis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 8. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vanilla imperialis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vanilla imperialis. Published online. Accessed: 8 Sep 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Vanilla imperialis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 8.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vanilla imperialis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Sep 2020.

Vernacular names

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