page_title: Vanilla pompona
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Vanilla pompona / Description
caption_attribution_description: Vanilla pompona
context_page_description: Vanilla pompona is a species of vanilla orchid. It is native to Mexico and northern South America, and is one of the sources for vanilla flavouring, due to its high vanillin content.
  Vanilla pompona found in the Peruvian Amazon has been tested using HPLC analysis showing a concentration of vanillin content up to 9.88g/100g making it suitable for the food or cosmetic industry.
context_section_description: Like all members of the genus Vanilla, V. pompona is a vine. It uses its fleshy roots to support itself as it grows. Its leaves and stems are generally thicker than in V. planifolia and V. phaeantha.
caption: Vanilla pompona flower
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