Vanilla humblotii

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

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| image = Vanilla humblotii.jpg

| image_caption = Vanilla humblotii illustration

| genus = Vanilla

| species = humblotii

| authority = Rchb.f.

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Vanilla humblotii is a species of orchid endemic to Madagascar and the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros Islands. Both are off Africa in the Indian Ocean. They are an endangered species, with a low population caused by anthropogenic activity. They live on dry, rocky mountains and in mesophilous forests. Vanilla humblotii have no leaves and are characterized by canary yellow flowers with a red velvet lip.{{cite journal |last1= Andriamihaja |first1=Cathucia F |last2= Ramarosandratana |first2=Aro V|last3= Grisoni|first3=Michel|last4=Jeannoda|first4=Vololoniaina|last5= Besse|first5= Pascale| date= November 24, 2020 |title=The Leafless Vanilla Species-Complex from the South-West Indian Ocean Region: A Taxonomic Puzzle and a Model for Orchid Evolution and Conservation Research |url= https://res.mdpi.com/diversity/diversity-12-00443/article_deploy/diversity-12-00443.pdf|journal= Diversity|volume=12 |issue=12 |pages=443 |doi=10.3390/d12120443 |access-date= March 18, 2021|doi-access=free}} They are known to have applications in medicine due to its antimicrobial properties, so it is important to protect them for future use.{{cite journal |last1=Gigant |first1=R.|last2=De Bruyn |first2=A.|last3=M’sa|first3=T.|last4=Viscardi|first4= G.|last5=Gigord|first5=L.|last6=Gauvin-Bialecki|first6=A.|last7=Pailler|first7= T.|last8=Humeau|first8= L.|last9= Grisoni|first9=M.|last10=Besse|first10=P.|date= April 6, 2016|title= Combining pollination ecology and fine-scale spatial genetic structure analysis to unravel the reproductive strategy of an insular threatened orchid |journal= South African Journal of Botany|volume= 105|issue=2016 |pages= 25–35|doi= 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.205|doi-access=free}}