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As a liana-like climbing orchid, vanilla depends on a supporting tree. With its adventitious tendrils, it anchors itself to the trunk and grows up to ten metres high. The leaves are elongated to ovate, thick and fleshy, and rich green in colour. On plantations, the climbing plants are allowed to grow up light-wood species and are cut back to a certain height each year. They can live for up to fifty years. – Sri Lanka – 1990

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  Asia Sri Lanka condiment Vanilla Spice Route-D Spice Route