Vanilla phaeantha Reichenbach f.. Common name: Leafy Vanilla, Oblong-leaved Vanilla. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Swamps, strands, slough margins. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; Central America to South America.
ID notes: Vine stems can often be observed zig-zagging up Taxodium trunks in strands.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, WH3, WI, Brown (2002), Luer (1975). Basionym: Vanilla phaeantha Rchb.f. 1865
Links to other floras: = Vanilla phaeantha - FNA26
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Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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