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| genus = Vanilla<br />
| species = walkeriae<br />
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'''''Vanilla walkeriae''''' is a species of [[vanilla (genus)|vanilla orchid]] native to [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. It grows in [[forest]] and [[jungle]] habitat. It is considered to be a rare species.<ref name=bi>[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263743 ''Vanilla walkeriae''.] Biodiversity India.</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
This species is an [[epiphyte]] with thick, succulent, rooting stems up to 15 meters long that climbs on trees and shrubs. The lance-shaped leaves are up to 3.7 centimeters long. The [[inflorescence]] is a large [[raceme]] of many flowers. The flower can be up to 6.8 centimeters wide and has wavy-edged white [[petal]]s. The fruit is a thin capsule up to 15 centimeters long.<ref name=bi/><br />
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The scientific name commemorates [[Anna Maria Walker]] of Sri Lanka with whom [[Robert Wight]] collaborated.<br />
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==Uses==<br />
The plant is used in the [[traditional medicine|traditional veterinary medicine]] practices of the [[Irulas]] in India. Stem paste is fed to [[cattle]] to treat [[fever]] and as a nutritional supplement.<ref name=bala>Balasubramaniam, P., et al. (2000). [http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2000/November/368.pdf Notes on the distribution & ethnobotany of some medicinal orchids in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.] ''Zoos' Print Journal'' 15(11), 368.</ref><br />
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==Conservation==<br />
The species is threatened by commercial [[overexploitation]] and [[habitat destruction]].<ref name=bala/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://orchid.unibas.ch/phpMyHerbarium/604855/1////specimen.php ''Vanilla walkeriae'' illustration.] Swiss Orchid Foundation.<br />
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[[Category:Vanilla|walkeriae]]<br />
[[Category:Epiphytic orchids]]<br />
[[Category:Orchids of India]]<br />
[[Category:Orchids of Sri Lanka]]<br />
[[Category:Threatened flora of Asia]]<br />
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