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Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily obtained from pods of the flat-leaved vanilla (V. planifolia).
Vanilla planifolia, flower
Dried vanilla beans
Drawing of the Vanilla plant from the Florentine Codex (c. 1580) and description of its use and properties written in the Nahuatl language
Vanilla cultivation
Charles François Antoine Morren, was a Belgian botanist and horticulturist, and Director of the Jardin botanique de l'Université de Liège.
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