How to identify Vanilla walkeriae
Identify Vanilla walkeriae by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-August.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vanilla walkeriae.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Vanilla walkeriae
- Genus
- Vanilla
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The lance-shaped leaves are up to 3.7 cm (1.5 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vanilla walkeriae itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The inflorescence is a large raceme of many flowers.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a thin capsule up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vanilla walkeriae itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വാനില വാക്കേറിയെ
About Vanilla walkeriae
Vanilla walkeriae belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a climber. Flowering and fruiting run from December to August.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Vanilla walkeriae belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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