Vanilla rivasii Molineros, R.T.González, Flanagan & J.T.Otero 2014 SUBGENUS Xanata SECTION Xanata

Photos by © Flanagan & Molineros-Hurtado and The Native species of Vanilla in natural habitat in Colombia Website and Lankesteriana Vol 13 #2 2014

Common Name Riva's Vanilla [Colombian Discoverer of the type current]

Flower Size 4 to 4.8" [10 to 12 cm]

Found in Valle de Cauca department of Colombia at low elevations near the Pacific coast as a large to giant sized, hot growing viney terrestral with a thick dark green stem with 3.2 to 3.72" [8 to 9.3 cm] long internodes and carrying oblanceolate, acuminate, incurved apex, subobtuse base, basal margin revolute, subcoriaceous, pale green, centrally concave leaves that blooms in the winter, spring and summer on a terminal, sometimes lateral, shortly pedunculate, rachis pale green, congested, 4.8 yto 16" [12 to 40 cm] long, white dotted, successively 2 to 4, to 150 flowered inflorescence with pale green, basally alternate, distichous, ovate, concave floral bracts and carrying ephemeral, rose to clover scented flowers.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Lankesteriana Vol 13[3]: 354 Molineros, R.T.González, Flanagan & J.T.Otero 2014 Drawing/photo fide; Researchgate; The Native species of Vanilla in natural habitat in Colombia Website photo fide;

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