Taxon:  Vanilla pompona Schiede



Summary
Genus:
Vanilla
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Vanilloideae
Tribe:
Vanilleae
Nomen number:
41112
Place of publication:
Linnaea 4:573.  1829
Verified:
06/22/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
9 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vanilla pompona Schiede subsp. grandiflora (Lindl.) Soto Arenas (0 active accession[s])
Vanilla pompona Schiede subsp. pittieri (Schltr.) Dressler (0 active accession[s])
Vanilla pompona Schiede subsp. pompona (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Ackerman, J. D. 1995. An orchid flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 73.
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  4. Besse, P. et al. 2004. RAPD genetic diversity in cultivated vanilla: Vanilla planifolia, and relationships with V. tahitensis and V. pompona. Pl. Sci. (Elsevier) 167:379-385.
  5. Bory, S. et al. 2008. Biodiversity and preservation of vanilla: present state of knowledge. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:551-571.
  6. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: mentions
  7. Cameron, K. M. 2011. Chapter 14. Vanilla phylogeny and classification. In: Havkin-Frenkel, D. & F. C. Belanger, eds., Handbook of Vanilla science and technology 243-255.
  8. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  9. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  10. Dubs, B. 1998. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3.
  11. Flanagan, N. S. & A. T. Mosquera-Espinosa. 2016. An integrated strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of native Vanilla species in Colombia. Lankesteriana 16:201-218. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v16i2.26007.
  12. Householder, E. et al. 2010. Diversity, natural history, and conservation of Vanilla (Orchidaceae) in Amazonian wetlands of Madre de Dios, Peru. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 4:227-243.
  13. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  14. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  15. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  16. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  17. Portères, R. 1954. La genre Vanilla et ses espèces. Encycl. Biol. 46:223.
  18. Pridgeon, A. M. et al., eds. 2003. Genera Orchidacearum. 3:331. Note: Oxford University Press
  19. Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
  20. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishGuadeloupe vanilla  1Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Englishpompona vanilla  1Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
EnglishWest Indian vanilla  1Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Frenchvanillon  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Frenchvanillon des Antilles  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Swedishpomponavanilj  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaChocó Flanagan, N. S. & A. T. Mosquera-Espinosa. 2016. An integrated strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of native Vanilla species in Colombia. Lankesteriana 16:201-218. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v16i2.26007.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Diosas Vanilla pompona subsp. grandifloraHouseholder, E. et al. 2010. Diversity, natural history, and conservation of Vanilla (Orchidaceae) in Amazonian wetlands of Madre de Dios, Peru. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 4:227-243.
5UncertainSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Chocó], Ecuador, Peru [Madre de Dios (as Vanilla pompona subsp. grandiflora)]
Uncertain
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay

Reference(s)
  1. Flanagan, N. S. & A. T. Mosquera-Espinosa. 2016. An integrated strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of native Vanilla species in Colombia. Lankesteriana 16:201-218. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v16i2.26007.
  2. Householder, E. et al. 2010. Diversity, natural history, and conservation of Vanilla (Orchidaceae) in Amazonian wetlands of Madre de Dios, Peru. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 4:227-243.
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  4. Soto Arenas, M. A. & R. L. Dressler. 2010. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Vanilla Plumier ex Miller with a characterization of their ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA. Lankesteriana 9:285-354. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v0i0.12065.
  5. Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:827.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Pridgeon, A. M. et al., eds. 2003. Genera Orchidacearum. 3:331. Note: Oxford University Press
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41112. Accessed 12 May 2026.