Vanilla roscheri Rchb.f.

First published in Linnaea 41: 65 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Ethiopia to NE. KwaZulu-Natal. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Tanzania

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Soto Arenas, M.A. & Cribb, P. (2010). A new infrageneric classification and synopsis of the genus Vanilla Plum. ex Mill. (Orchidaceae: Vanillinae). Lankesteriana 9: 355-398.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Soto Arenas, M.A. & Cribb, P. (2010). A new infrageneric classification and synopsis of the genus Vanilla Plum. ex Mill. (Orchidaceae: Vanillinae). Lankesteriana 9: 355-398.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Turner, M. [G.18938] Tanzania K:SPC-34674.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10013] Tanzania K:SPC-36765.000 No
Ward, C.J.; Ward, M.C. [59] South Africa K000392071 Yes
Ward, C.J.; Ward, M.C. [338] South Africa K000392075 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [1260] Kenya K:SPC-20600.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-23008.000 No
Ward, C.J.; Ward, M.C. [59] South Africa K000392070 Yes
Faulkner, H. Tanzania K:SPC-18964.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1217] Kenya K:SPC-18572.000 No
Wigg, L.T. Tanzania K:SPC-19562.000 No
Ward, C.J.; Ward, M.C. [338] South Africa K:SPC-46534.000 No
Williams, R.O. [93] Tanzania K:SPC-29344.000 No
Wigg, L.T. Tanzania K:SPC-19564.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4118] Kenya K:SPC-19563.000 No

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0