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While the plants look similar, study in the field showed they grow on different host plants, and attract different pollinators. The discovery raises the possibility that Brazil, the centre of diversity for Vanilla may harbour more than the 40 currently known species.
In the herbarium, Vanilla lindmaniana looked the same as Vanilla palmarum, so it’s no surprise that Vanilla lindmaniana was considered a synonym of Vanilla palmarum. But in the field, they behaved differently.
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