Vanilla planifolia

Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Vanilloideae
Tribe	Vanilleae
Subtribe	Vanillinae
Scientific name	Vanilla planifolia Jackson ex Andrews
Synonyms	Myrobroma fragrans Salisbury; Notylia planifolia (Jackson ex Andrews) Conzatti; Notylia sativa (Schiede) Conzatti; Notylia sylvestris (Schiede) Conzatti; Vanilla anaromatica Grisebach; Vanilla duckei Huber; Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames; Vanilla hirsuta M. A. Clements & D. L. Jones; Vanilla sativa Schiede; Vanilla sylvestris Schiede; Vanilla tahitensis J. W. Moore; Vanilla tiarei Costantin & Bois; Vanilla viridiflora Blume
Distribution	Mexico, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil
Reference	Vanilla planifolia Andrews
	Vanilla planifolia Jackson
	Vanilla planifolia Jacks. ex Andrews 1808
	Process for making vanilla and other flavoring extracts (US Patent 1515714/1924)
	Synthetic vanilla flavor (US Patent 2448896/1948)
	Method of producing cured vanilla extract from green vanilla beans (US Patent 2835591/1958)
	Curing of vanilla beans (US Patent 3352690/1968)
	Method for processing a composite food of fish meat-bean curds as an instant foodstuff (US Patent 3663234/1972)
	Protection of a food against oxidation by the use of vanillin (US Patent 5002790/1991)
	Bioconversion process for the production of vanillin (US Patent 5279950/1994)
	Process for the preparation of phenylaldehydes (US Patent 5358861/1994)
	Callus formation vanilla planifolia (US Patent 5573941/1996)
	Method and composition for promoting and controlling growth of plants (US Patent 5549729/1996)
	Rapid germination of orchid seeds from immature capsules (US Patent 5656482/1997)
	Nutrient fortified food bar (US Patent 5612074/1997)
	Analgesic lotion for hemorrhoids and method of making such lotion (US Patent 5720962/1998)
	Carboxylic acid reductase, and methods of using same (US Patent 5795759/1998)
	Method and composition for promoting and controlling growth of plants (US Patent 5797976/1998)
	Fluidized fat (US Patent 5958499/1999)
	Cell proliferator and applications thereof (US Patent 6010701/2000)
	Solid personal care composition having foamed polymer skin and shape of a fruit or vegetable (US Patent 6187728/2001)
	Carboxylic acid reductase, and methods of using same (US Patent 6261814/2001)
	Method and composition for promoting and controlling growth of plants (US Patent 6318023/2001)
	Synthesis of vanillin from a carbon source (US Patent 6372461/2002)
	Flavor delivery system (US Patent 6444253/2002)
	Microwave assisted rapid and economical process for the preparation of substituted phenylaldehydes from trans and cis-phenylpropenes: a commercial utilisation of toxic cis-isomer (US Patent 6544390/2003)
	Process for manufacturing a cellulosic paper product exhibiting reduced malodor (US Patent 6800175/2004)
	Method and composition for promoting and controlling growth of plants (US Patent 6874277/2005)
	Methods and apparatus to prevent, treat and cure infections of the human respiratory system by pathogens causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (US Patent 7048953/2006)
	Methods and apparatus to prevent colds, influenzaes, tuberculosis and opportunistic infections of the human respiratory system (US Patent 7150888/2006)
	Vanillin production (US Patent 7226783/2007)
	Enzyme a voie biosynthetique de Vanilline derivee de Vanilla planifolia (WIPO Patent WO/2003/071861)

March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	March 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden

April 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden