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a b c d e Anilkumar, A. S. (February 2004). "Vanilla cultivation: A profitable agri-based enterprise" (PDF). Kerala Calling: 26–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. As a result of this discovery, vanilla was produced on a commercial scale. How Many Types Of Vanilla Beans Are There?

Vanilla Bean Products". Vanexco. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013 . Retrieved 16 January 2012.Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans, vanilla pods from Costa Rica, Tahiti, our gourmet vanilla is the right moisture content. These vanilla beans are easy to use, plump, fragrant and well cured. Our vanilla truly represents the worlds best beans and we can deliver it to you today. While the Heilala Vanilla brand is a New Zealand-based company, the beans used to create all of the company’s vanilla come from Tonga. Tonga doesn’t produce nearly as much vanilla as Madagascar, Tahiti, Mexico, and Indonesia, but its climate and natural resources make it an ideal setting for vanilla cultivation. In collaboration with local farmers and families, Heilala Vanilla was established as a humanitarian project to create a sustainable income and self-sufficiency for those who produce the vanilla for Heilala in Tonga. So on your end, you’re getting small-batch sustainably-produced vanilla that you can feel good about using. Berninger, F., Salas, E., 2003. "Biomass dynamics of Erythrina lanceolata as influenced by shoot-pruning intensity in Costa Rica." Agro-forestry Systems, 57:19–28. When it comes to vanilla beans, vanilla from Tahiti is most commonly consumed in high-end pastry kitchens by professional chefs mainly in Europe. It is also used in the fragrance industry by the likes of Chanel and other perfume and fragrance manufactures. Characteristically Tahitian vanilla beans very different then all other vanilla beans grown worldwide. The Curing of Vanilla Beans

In fact, orchid collectors and serious enthusiasts also include these plants in their collection as they also make an attractive sight in any area.

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Pollination is required to make the plants produce the fruit from which the vanilla spice is obtained. [2] In 1837, Belgian botanist Charles François Antoine Morren discovered this fact and pioneered a method of artificially pollinating the plant. The method proved financially unworkable and was not deployed commercially. In 1841, Edmond Albius, a 12-year-old slave who lived on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, discovered that the plant could be hand-pollinated. [3] Hand-pollination allowed global cultivation of the plant. Noted French botanist and plant collector Jean Michel Claude Richard falsely claimed to have discovered the technique three or four years earlier. By the end of the 20th century, Albius was considered the true discoverer. [4] SEA Semester | Study Abroad with SEA Semester: Ocean Science & Sailing Program – Nautical, Maritime, & Oceanography Studies | SPICE Atlas Project: Moorea (2020). Available at: https://www.sea.edu/spice_atlas/moorea_atlas/the_vanilla_of_french_polynesia