Vanilla orchids (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Vanilla orchids

Caption

Vanilla orchid is suspended from other plants (foreground) and growing under the canopy (background) of this former forest area. Unlike vanilla agroforests, which are established on open fallow land, this cultivation leads to a loss of endemic species and ecosystem functions.

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D. Martin

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