Vanilla humblotii explained

Vanilla humblotii is a species of orchid endemic to Madagascar and the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros Islands. Both are off Africa in the Indian Ocean. They are an endangered species, with a low population caused by anthropogenic activity. They live on dry, rocky mountains and in mesophilous forests. Vanilla humblotii have no leaves and are characterized by canary yellow flowers with a red velvet lip.^[1] They are known to have applications in medicine due to its antimicrobial properties, so it is important to protect them for future use.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Andriamihaja . Cathucia F . Ramarosandratana . Aro V. Grisoni. Michel. Jeannoda. Vololoniaina. Besse. Pascale. November 24, 2020 . The Leafless Vanilla Species-Complex from the South-West Indian Ocean Region: A Taxonomic Puzzle and a Model for Orchid Evolution and Conservation Research . Diversity. 12 . 12 . 443 . 10.3390/d12120443 . March 18, 2021. free.
2. Gigant . R.. De Bruyn . A.. M’sa. T.. Viscardi. G.. Gigord. L.. Gauvin-Bialecki. A.. Pailler. T.. Humeau. L.. Grisoni. M.. Besse. P.. April 6, 2016. Combining pollination ecology and fine-scale spatial genetic structure analysis to unravel the reproductive strategy of an insular threatened orchid . South African Journal of Botany. 105. 2016 . 25–35. 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.205. free.