Family: Orchidaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Vulnerable
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: Listed as introducted to Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on the USDA PLANTS website, in error.
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Synonyms: Vanilla inodora; Vanilla planifolia of USDA PLANTS, not Jacks.