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FZ.23. Vanilla
Description of the genus
Lianes bearing aerial or clinging adventitious roots. Leaves present (in ours), fleshy. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, few-many-flowered. Flowers large, white, yellow or green, often marked with purple or yellow on the lip. Sepals and petals similar, free. Lip usually larger than the sepals and petals, adnate to the column and forming a funnel. Worldwide: 100 species in tropical and warm regions Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| polylepis Summerh.[EN] | E | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Vanilla:
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Flora of Malawi: VanillaFlora of Mozambique: Vanilla
Flora of Zambia: Vanilla
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): VanillaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Vanilla
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vanilla
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Vanilla
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Vanilla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vanilla
JSTOR Plant Science: Vanilla
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vanilla
Plants of the World Online: Vanilla
Tropicos: Vanilla
Wikipedia: Vanilla
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