Vanilla planifolia
As recorded: Vanilla planifolia Jacks., 1808
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 14459
- Date
- May 23, 1934
- Locality
- Mt. Duff, northwest side, on trees
- Island
- Mangareva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Identified by
- Williams, L.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 23, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 19 other specimens.
Adiantum hispidulum
Botany
Aleurites moluccanus
Botany
Byttneria aculeata
Botany
Cymbopogon refractus
Botany
Davallia solida
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Gemmabryum indicum
Botany
Microsorum scolopendria
Botany
Morinda citrifolia
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Passiflora quadrangularis
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Peperomia leptostachya
Botany
Portulaca lutea
Botany
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Botany
Pyrrosia serpens
Botany
Pyrrosia serpens
Botany
Xanthium occidentale
Botany
Vanilla planifolia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. 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 114854. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956293004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/114854.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956293004 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026