Vanilla somae

Vanilla somae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Genus: Vanilla
Species:
V. somae
Binomial name
Vanilla somae
Synonyms
  • Miguelia somae (Hayata) Aver.
  • Vanilla albida auct. non Blume
  • Vanilla griffithii auct. non Rchb.f.
  • Vanilla griffithii var. formosana Ito
  • Vanilla griffithii var. ronoensis (Hayata) S.S.Ying
  • Vanilla ronoensis Hayata
  • Vanilla somai Hayata

Vanilla somae is a species of Vanilla native to the forests of Taiwan, northern Vietnam and Laos. The scientific names Vanilla albida and Vanilla griffithii are sometimes misapplied to this species, but they are actually three different species.