Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusVanilla
Scientific name with authorshipVanilla planifolia Andrews
Indexed scientific synonyms
Epidendrum rubrum Lam.Myrobroma fragrans Salisb.Notylia planifolia (Andrews) Conz.Notylia sativa (Schiede) Conz.Notylia sylvestris (Schiede) Conz.Vanilla aromatica Willd.Vanilla aromatica var. bicolor F.Buyss.Vanilla aromatica var. claviculata F.Buyss.Vanilla aromatica var. discolor F.Buyss.Vanilla aromatica var. lutescens F.Buyss.Vanilla aromatica var. planifolia (Andrews) F.Buyss.Vanilla bampsiana GeerinckVanilla duckei HuberVanilla fragrans AmesVanilla planifolia Jacks., 1808Vanilla planifolia var. angusta Costantin & Poiss. ex C.HenryVanilla planifolia var. planifoliaVanilla planifolia var. sylvestris (Schiede) Costantin & Bois, 1916Vanilla rubra (Lam.) Urb.Vanilla sativa SchiedeVanilla schwackeana HoehneVanilla sotoarenasii M.Pignal, Azof.-Bolaños & GrisoniVanilla sylvestris SchiedeVanilla viridiflora Blume
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier262578-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.