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Vanilla roscheri Rchb.f.

Rochers Vanilla

Native records: 5 botanical areas

Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, 2 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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A climber of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Ethiopia

    • EthiopiaNative

  • Kenya

    • KenyaNative

  • Mozambique

    • MozambiqueNative

  • South Africa

    • KwaZulu-NatalNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 160 areas worldwide, 155 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Vanilla roscheri is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.70, left column, line 50

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Rochers Vanilla、Southern Vanilla

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Vanilla

Other species in Vanilla

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Ethiopia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Mozambique · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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