Poit's vanilla (Vanilla poitaei)

Poit's vanilla, a reference photo — Photo: Augustine Fou from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Vanilla poitaei is species in the orchid family found in the Caribbean.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Poit's vanilla being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Vanilla phaeantha
Vanilla barbellata
Vanilla chamissonis
Vanilla madagascariensis
Vanilla planifolia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Vanilla
Species: Vanilla poitaei

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