BISH 1000670Botany

Vanilla planifolia

As recorded: Vanilla planifolia Jacks., 1808

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H.David H. Lorence →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Collector number: 6238
Date: July 30, 1988
Locality: Disturbed area near beginning of trail to Mt. Feani and Temetiu
Island: Hiva Oa
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 250 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

24 Bishop specimens of Vanilla planifolia · collected 1921–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 30, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H. also collected 23 other specimens.

Vanilla planifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 289 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

97924 Yaxunah, Yuc., México

(c) Fernanda Pérez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

96V7+W9F, Ampanakary, Madagascar

(c) Laurent Barthe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

Grand-Bourg, GP

(c) manongim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

Grand-Bourg, GP

(c) manongim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24

Reserva de la Biosfera Selva El Ocote, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Chis., MX

(c) axelvasquez20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12

Toamasina, MG

(c) jheierman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Vanilla planifolia. BISH 1000670. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956234387. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1000670.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956234387 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026