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Genus: Vanilla Life
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> Family: Orchidaceae
About 100 species (tropics), with two species native to
southern Africa. In addition, the plant used
as the natural source of vanilla, Vanilla planifolia (which
originates from Central and South America), is cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe and
Flora of
Mozambique.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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Vanilla planifolia
Native to Central and South America. |
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