Pseudovanilla foliata

Great climbing orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Genus: Pseudovanilla
Species:
P. foliata
Binomial name
Pseudovanilla foliata
Synonyms
  • Ledgeria foliata F.Muell.
  • Galeola foliata (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Erythrorchis foliata F.Muell. nom. inval.
  • Galeola altissima F.Muell.
  • Galeola ledgeri F.Muell. ex Fitzg.
  • Galeola vanilloides Schltr.
  • Pseudovanilla vanilloides (Schltr.) Garay

Pseudovanilla foliata, commonly known as the great climbing orchid, is a plant in the orchid family native to Queensland, New South Wales, and New Guinea. It is a terrestrial orchid with a vining vegetative habit, climbing by means of adventitious roots produced at nodes. Its leaves are reduced, and the species is considered to be at least partially mycoheterotrophic.

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