Mexican vanilla vs Vanilla

Vanilla mexicana compared with Vanilla planifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican vanilla	Vanilla
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง)	Asparagales (อันดับหน่อไม้ฝรั่ง)
Family same	Orchidaceae	Orchidaceae
Genus same	Vanilla	Vanilla
Species	Vanilla mexicana	Vanilla planifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican vanilla and Vanilla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vanilla.

Conservation Status

Mexican vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican vanilla	Vanilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican vanilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

Vanilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States