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Vanilla raabii (Vanilla raabii)

Description

Vanilla raabii is a species of orchid in the Vanilla genus. It is endemic to the Philippines and can be found on Luzon, the Panay Peninsula, and Samar. It was named after Raab Bustamante. It is a climbing epiphytic orchid with terete roots and stems with oval to lanceolate leaves that are fleshy and thick.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Vanilla