Vanilla humblotii

Vanilla humblotii
	Vanilla humblotii illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Vanilloideae
Genus:	Vanilla
Species:	V. humblotii
Binomial name
	Vanilla humblotii; Rchb.f.

Vanilla humblotii is a species of orchid endemic to Madagascar and the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros Islands. Both are off Africa in the Indian Ocean. They are an endangered species, with a low population caused by anthropogenic activity. They live on dry, rocky mountains and in mesophilous forests. Vanilla humblotii have no leaves and are characterized by canary yellow flowers with a red velvet lip.^[1] They are known to have applications in medicine due to its antimicrobial properties, so it is important to protect them for future use.^[2]

References

^ Andriamihaja, Cathucia F; Ramarosandratana, Aro V; Grisoni, Michel; Jeannoda, Vololoniaina; Besse, Pascale (November 24, 2020). "The Leafless Vanilla Species-Complex from the South-West Indian Ocean Region: A Taxonomic Puzzle and a Model for Orchid Evolution and Conservation Research" (PDF). Diversity. 12 (12): 443. doi:10.3390/d12120443. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^ Gigant, R.; De Bruyn, A.; M’sa, T.; Viscardi, G.; Gigord, L.; Gauvin-Bialecki, A.; Pailler, T.; Humeau, L.; Grisoni, M.; Besse, P. (April 6, 2016). "Combining pollination ecology and fine-scale spatial genetic structure analysis to unravel the reproductive strategy of an insular threatened orchid". South African Journal of Botany. 105 (2016): 25–35. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.205.

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[1] Andriamihaja, Cathucia F; Ramarosandratana, Aro V; Grisoni, Michel; Jeannoda, Vololoniaina; Besse, Pascale (November 24, 2020). "The Leafless Vanilla Species-Complex from the South-West Indian Ocean Region: A Taxonomic Puzzle and a Model for Orchid Evolution and Conservation Research" (PDF). Diversity. 12 (12): 443. doi:10.3390/d12120443. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[2] Gigant, R.; De Bruyn, A.; M’sa, T.; Viscardi, G.; Gigord, L.; Gauvin-Bialecki, A.; Pailler, T.; Humeau, L.; Grisoni, M.; Besse, P. (April 6, 2016). "Combining pollination ecology and fine-scale spatial genetic structure analysis to unravel the reproductive strategy of an insular threatened orchid". South African Journal of Botany. 105 (2016): 25–35. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.205.

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