Vanilla × tahitensis

Vanilla × tahitensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Genus: Vanilla
Species:
V. × tahitensis
Binomial name
Vanilla × tahitensis
J.W.Moore
Synonyms
  • Vanilla × hirsuta M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
  • Vanilla × tiarei Costantin & Bois

Vanilla × tahitensis is a hybrid orchid in the genus Vanilla. It was first described by the botanist John William Moore in 1933 from Raiatea in the Society Islands, where it was found growing on trees, having escaped from cultivation.