Orchidaceae FAMILY
Vanilla abundiflora
Vanilla abundiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vanilla abundiflora is a succulent-stemmed, perennial climbing plant, producing a stem that can be 10 - 20 metres long. The plant grows into trees, supporting itself by means of aerial roots that are produced from the stem nodes. It is often epiphytic, or becomes epiphytic as the lower portion of the stem withers and dies. The seedpods are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a flavouring.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatModerately dense forest on swampy land, which is occasionally flooded[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].